Nueva Escocia

Spanish

Etymology

From nueva (feminine of nuevo (“new”)) +‎ Escocia (“Scotland”); calque of Latin Nova Scotia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˌnweba esˈkoθja/ [ˌnwe.β̞a esˈko.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˌnweba esˈkosja/ [ˌnwe.β̞a esˈko.sja]
• Syllabification: Nue‧va Es‧co‧cia

Proper noun

Nueva Escocia f

1. Nova Scotia (a province in eastern Canada)
2. Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia peninsula (a peninsula on the coast of the Atlantic, comprising most of the province of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia peninsula)

Related terms

• neoescocés