See also: quindío

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish Quindío from the native name, which is said by some sources to be from Quimbaya quindío or quindus meaning "paradise, eden".[1]

Proper noun edit

Quindío

  1. A river in Colombia, 69 kilometres (43 mi) long, which forms in the mountains east of Salento and flows to the southwest.
  2. A department of Colombia, through which this river flows.

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  1. ^ Nombres geográficos de Colombia (2010, Instituto Geográfico): El nombre del departamento se relaciona con la comunidad indígena que habitaba su territorio y moraba la hoya del río Quindío denominada quindos, quindus o quindío, y a su vez eran una subtribu de los Quimbayas, [...] A la vez quindío en lengua indígena era utilizado por los Quimbayas para significar "edén"[.]

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kinˈdio/ [kĩn̪ˈd̪i.o]
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Syllabification: Quin‧dí‧o

Proper noun edit

Quindío ?

  1. Quindío (a river in Colombia)
  2. Quindío (a department of Colombia)

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Descendants edit

  • English: Quindío