Tegucigalpa

American  

[tuh-goo-si-gal-puh, te-goo-see-gahl-pah] / təˌgu sɪˈgæl pə, tɛˌgu siˈgɑl pɑ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Honduras, in the S part.

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Tegucigalpa British  

/ teɣuθiˈɣalpa /

noun

1. the capital of Honduras, in the south on the Choluteca River: founded about 1579; university (1847). Pop: 1 061 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

As an Uber driver in the snarled streets of the capital, Tegucigalpa, it hasn't been easy for him to put money aside.

From BBC

"No government should come here and treat us as a banana republic. That is a lack of respect," he says in a coffee shop in Tegucigalpa.

From BBC

The U.S. embassy in Tegucigalpa criticized the rendezvous.

From The Wall Street Journal

Born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, she immigrated to the United States as a teen, attending high school in Virginia before relocating to Montreal at 17.

From Los Angeles Times

Just over two years later - and only weeks after he had left office - Mr Hernández was arrested at his home in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa.

From BBC