Nazca

See also: nazca

English

Alternative forms

• Nasca
• Naska, Nazka (uncommon)

Proper noun

Nazca

1. A province on the south coast of Peru.
2. The capital city of Nazca province and the surrounding district.
3. (archaeology) A culture that flourished from 100 BC to 800 AD in southern Peru.

Derived terms

• Nazca booby
• Nazca Desert
• Nazca Lines
• Nazcan
• Nazca Plate
• Nazca Ridge

 

Translations

province in southern Peru

• Portuguese: Nazca f, Nasca f

capital city of Nazca province

• Portuguese: Nazca f, Nasca f

ancient Peruvian culture

• Portuguese: nazcas m pl, nascas m pl

Anagrams

• ANZAC, Anzac

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Nasca

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Nazca.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnas.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnas.kɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈnaʃ.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnas.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnaʃ.kɐ/

Proper noun

Nazca f

1. Nazca (a province in southern Peru)
2. Nazca (a city, the provincial capital of Nazca, Peru)

Spanish

Proper noun

Nazca f

1. Nazca

Derived terms

• Líneas de Nazca
• nazqueño