Ecuador
proper noun
- South American country
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.wə.dɔː/ / /ˈɛk.wə.doː/ / /ˈɛk.wə.dɔɹ/
name
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Ecuador, itself from ecuador (“equator”).
- A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Ecuador. Capital: Quito.
“Economists at Capital Economics wrote in an August note that dollarized countries El Salvador, Panama and Ecuador show “markedly lower inflation than elsewhere in the region.””