cordillera

See also: Cordillera

English

Etymology

From Spanish cordillera, from Old Spanish cordilla, cordiella, diminutive of cuerda (“a rope, string”). See cord.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌkɔː(ɹ)dɪˈljɛəɹə/, /ˌkɔː(ɹ)diˈɛəɹə/

Noun

cordillera (plural cordilleras)

(geography) An extensive, continent-wide chain of mountains, especially one in the Americas.
Meronym: sierra

Derived terms

American Cordillera
Arctic Cordillera
Pacific Cordillera
Western Cordillera

Related terms

cordilleran / Cordilleran

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish cordilla, cordiella, diminutive of cuerda (“a rope, string”). See English cord.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /koɾdiˈʝeɾa/ [koɾ.ð̞iˈʝe.ɾa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /koɾdiˈʎeɾa/ [koɾ.ð̞iˈʎe.ɾa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /koɾdiˈʃeɾa/ [koɾ.ð̞iˈʃe.ɾa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /koɾdiˈʒeɾa/ [koɾ.ð̞iˈʒe.ɾa]

Rhymes: -eɾa
Syllabification: cor‧di‧lle‧ra

Noun

cordillera f (plural cordilleras)

(geography) mountain range, cordillera
Synonym: sierra

Derived terms

cordillera de los Andes

Descendants

→ English: cordillera

Further reading

“cordillera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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