Camagüey

See also: Camaguey
Camagua

English

Etymology

From Spanish Camagüey, renamed after Chief Camagüebax in 1898. Both names probably derive from Taino camagua (Wallenia laurifolia).

Proper noun

Camagüey

  1. A city in eastern central Cuba of over 300,000 people.

Translations

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kamaˈɡwei/ [ka.maˈɣ̞wei̯]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ei
  • Syllabification: Ca‧ma‧güey

Proper noun

Camagüey ?

  1. Camagüey (a city in Camagüey, Cuba)
  2. Camagüey (a province of Cuba)
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