Quito
English
Etymology
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."
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkitoʊ/
Translations
capital of Ecuador
References
Capello, Ernesto (2011): City at the Center of the World: Space, History, and Modernity in Quito
French
Etymology
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."
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ki.to/
Portuguese
Spanish
Etymology
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."
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkito/, [ˈkit̪o]
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