Guatemala

Guatemala

Meaning

  1. A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Guatemala, a Central American country.
  2. A department of Guatemala.

Synonyms

the Republic of Guatemala

𐐘𐐶𐐪𐐼𐐲𐑋𐐪𐑊𐐲

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɡwɑː.təˈmɑː.lə/
Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Guatemala (originally the name of Iximche, the location of Guatemala's first capital), from Classical Nahuatl Cuauhtēmallān, from cuauhtēmalli (“woodpile”) + -tlān (“place”).

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