Perdido

American  

[per-thee-thaw] / pɛrˈði ðɔ /

noun

1. Monte a mountain in NE Spain, a peak of the Pyrenees. 10,994 feet (3,350 meters).

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Perdido British  

/ pɛrˈðiðo /

noun

1. French name: Mont Perdu.   Perdu.  a mountain in NE Spain, in the central Pyrenees. Height: 3352 m (10 997 ft)

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Example Sentences

En un interesante giro de los acontecimientos, Lahijani presentó una demanda contra la Lotería de California alegando que él era en realidad el legítimo propietario de ambos boletos, pero que había perdido el segundo.

From Los Angeles Times

The song is one of the few pre-released tracks of the album, alongside poetic singles like “Cleopatra,” which compares a woman’s beauty to that of the famed Egyptian queen, and the agonizing track “Perdido,” which looks to fill the void of true love lost with vice.

From Los Angeles Times

Pressing my lips firmly around a forkful to cleanly drag all the icing and every moist crumb, I could be in my own front yard of Alabama beaches—Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Perdido Key—or along some nearby river or creek.

From Salon

He wrote three historical novels with Daniel Lenihan, “Wake of the Perdido Star,” “Justice for None” and “Escape From Andersonville.”

From Los Angeles Times

Like majestic swans, they cross in front of the house on their way to Perdido Bay.

From Salon