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Tegucigalpa

proper noun

  1. Capital of Honduras
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /təˌɡuːsəˈɡælpə/ / /təˌɡuːsiˈɡælpə/ / /tɛˌɡuːsiˈɡælpə/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Tegucigalpa, from Classical Nahuatl.

  1. The capital city of Honduras.

    But on Friday, a U.S. Air Force plane carrying more than 70 deportees arrived around midday in the city of San Pedro Sula, about 100 miles northwest of Tegucigalpa, the capital.