Andes Mountains

English

Etymology

Compound of Andes +‎ Mountains, Andes from Spanish Andes, perhaps from Quechua andi (“high crest”).

Proper noun

Andes Mountains

1. One of the world's major mountain ranges stretching along the western end of South America from Colombia to the southern tip of Chile.

Synonyms

• Andean Mountains

Translations

mountain range

• Quechua: Antikuna
• Spanish: cordillera de los Andes f