Sendero Luminoso

American  

[sen-de-raw loo-mee-naw-saw] / sɛnˈdɛ rɔ ˌlu miˈnɔ sɔ /

noun

1. Spanish.  a Maoist guerrilla movement active in Peru since 1980.

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Etymology

Origin of Sendero Luminoso

< literally, Shining Path

Example Sentences

In 1969, he and 11 others founded the Shining Path - Sendero Luminoso in Spanish.

From BBC

Guzman founded the Sendero Luminoso, or Shining Path, transforming it from a ragtag band of peasants and radical students into Latin America's most stubborn guerrilla force.

From Reuters

The fall occurred Wednesday at the climbing venue known as Sendero Luminoso, an almost sheer rock face on the El Potrero Chico peak near the city of Monterrey.

From Los Angeles Times

The fall occurred on Wednesday on an almost sheer face known as Sendero Luminoso on the El Potrero Chico peak near the northern city of Monterrey, civil defense officials said.

From The Guardian

The fall occurred Wednesday at an almost sheer rock face known as Sendero Luminoso on the El Potrero Chico peak near the northern city of Monterrey.

From Seattle Times