Bilbao

Significat (anglès)

Bilbao (the largest city in the Basque Country, in northern Spain, and capital city of the province of Biscay, Spain)

Amb guionet com

Bil‧ba‧o

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/bilˈbao/

Etimologia (anglès)

Three possibilities are:
* From Basque billa (“stacking”) + Spanish vaho (“steam, mist”).
* Evolution of Spanish bello vado (“beautiful river crossing”), from the Roman name, Latin bellum vadum.
* From Basque billa-ibaia-bao (“river cove”).

Sents

Su familia se trasladó a Bilbao , Vizcaya , cuando tenía tres años .

His family moved to Bilbao, Vizcaya, when he was three years old.