Quito

See also: quito and quitó

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/

Proper noun

Quito

  1. The capital city of Ecuador.

Translations

References

Capello, Ernesto (2011): City at the Center of the World: Space, History, and Modernity in Quito

Anagrams

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/

Proper noun

Quito

  1. Quito

Portuguese

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."

Proper noun

Quito f

  1. Quito (the capital city of Ecuador)

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]

Proper noun

Quito m

  1. Quito
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