Quindío

See also: quindío

English

Etymology

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

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.

Translations

References
  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"[.]

Anagrams

Spanish

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

Proper noun

Quindío ?

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

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: Quindío
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