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Quito

/ˈkiːtəʊ/US/ˈkitoʊ/

Quito proper noun: the capital city of Ecuador.

Proper noun

Quito

  1. The capital city of Ecuador.
    • An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent attempted to enter Ecuador’s consulate in Minneapolis, but was turned back by an employee, prompting an official complaint to the US embassy in Quito, the country’s foreign ministry said.2026 January 28, Chris Stein, “ICE thwarted from entering Ecuador’s consulate in Minneapolis by employee”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 29 Jan 2026
    1. (metonymically) The Ecuadorian government.
  2. The capital of Pichincha province, Ecuador
  3. A canton (Quito Canton) in Pichincha province, Ecuador.
  4. (historical) A historical province of colonial South America, corresponding to present-day Ecuador.
    • The conquest of the northern provinces of Quito was undertaken by one of Pizarro’s lieutenants, Sebastian de Benalcazar.1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 27

Quito meaning in Hindi, Tagalog, Arabic and Persian

Quito in Hindi

capital of Ecuador
कीटो kīṭo

Quito in Tagalog

capital of Ecuador
Kito

Quito in Arabic

capital of Ecuador
كِيتُو kītū

Quito in Persian

capital of Ecuador
کیتو kito
More languagesFewer languages
Quito in Thai
กีโต gii-dtoo
Quito in Vietnamese
Ki-tô

Origin of Quito

Borrowed from Spanish Quito. Named after the Quitu tribe. The name is a combination of two Tsafiki words: quitso (“center”) + to (“the world”); roughly translating as "center of the world."

Words that rhyme with Quito

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Questions about Quito

What does Quito mean?
Quito means the capital city of Ecuador.
What is Quito in Hindi?
Quito in Hindi is कीटो (kīṭo). See Quito meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Quito?
Quito is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Quito?
Quito is pronounced /ˈkitoʊ/ (US).

Words near Quito in the dictionary

  1. quiting
  2. quitline
  3. quitlines
  4. Quitman
  5. Quitman County
  6. Quito
  7. quitrent
  8. quitrenter
  9. quitrenters
  10. quitrents
  11. quits

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