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Vilcanota

Syllables: Vil·ca·no·ta/ˌvɪlkəˈnoʊtə/

Vilcanota proper noun: a mountain range in the southeast of Peru, part of the Andes.

vilcanota: a mountain range in the southeast of Peru, part of the Andes
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Proper noun

Vilcanota

  1. A mountain range in the southeast of Peru, part of the Andes.
  2. A river in the same region, also known as the Urubamba in its lower reaches.

Origin of Vilcanota

From Spanish Vilcanota, itself borrowed from Quechua willkamayu (“sacred river”) and Aymara willkanuta (“house of the sun”).

Questions about Vilcanota

What does Vilcanota mean?
Vilcanota means a mountain range in the southeast of Peru, part of the Andes.
What part of speech is Vilcanota?
Vilcanota is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Vilcanota?
Vilcanota is pronounced /ˌvɪlkəˈnoʊtə/.

Words near Vilcanota in the dictionary

  1. vilayet
  2. vilayeti
  3. vilayetis
  4. vilayets
  5. vilazodone
  6. Vilcanota
  7. Vilchez
  8. Vilchezes
  9. vild
  10. vildagliptin
  11. vildagliptine

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