cordillera
See also: Cordillera
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish cordillera, from Old Spanish cordilla, cordiella, diminutive of cuerda (“a rope, string”). See cord.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cordillera (plural cordilleras)
- (geography) An extensive, continent-wide chain of mountains, especially one in the Americas.
- Meronym: sierra
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish cordilla, cordiella, diminutive of cuerda (“a rope, string”). See English cord.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: cor‧di‧lle‧ra
Noun edit
cordillera f (plural cordilleras)
- (geography) mountain range, cordillera
- Synonym: sierra
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Descendants edit
- → English: cordillera
Further reading edit
- “cordillera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014