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Popocatépetl
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Popocatepetl
English
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Alternative forms
en Popocatepetl
Etymology
From en es-MX Popocatépetl, from en nci Popōcatepētl smoking mountain, from nci popōca to smoke + nci tepētl mountain, hill.
Pronunciation
en /ˌpɒpəkæˈtɛpɛtəl/
Proper noun
An active volcano in Mexico, located southeast of Mexico City.
5 Far to his left, in the northeast, beyond the valley and the terraced foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the two volcanoes, Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl, rose clear and magnificent into the sunset.
See also
en Iztaccíhuatl
en Mountains Volcanoes
Spanish
es:
Etymology
es nci Popōcatepētl smoking mountain, from nci popōca to smoke + nci tepētl mountain, hill.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
m
Popocatépetl
es Popo<q:colloquial, informal>
See also
es Iztaccíhuatl
es Mountains