"Quito" meaning in French

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Proper name

IPA: /ki.to/
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Quito. 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." Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|es|Quito}} Borrowed from Spanish Quito, {{der|fr|cof|-}} Tsafiki Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|f}} Quito f
  1. Quito (the capital city of Ecuador) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Ecuador, Places in Ecuador
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