Tegucigalpa

American

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

noun

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

Tegucigalpa British

/ teɣuθiˈɣalpa /

noun

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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The son of Palestinian immigrants, Asfura was born on June 8, 1958, in Tegucigalpa.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

Hernandez arrived in Los Angeles in 2007 from Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2024

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 • Feb. 21, 2024

Boxes arrive in Tegucigalpa bearing clothes, shoes, toy cars, a RoboCop doll, a television.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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