"Nicaragua" meaning in Spanish

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Proper name

IPA: /nikaˈɾaɡwa/, [ni.kaˈɾa.ɣ̞wa]
Rhymes: -aɡwa Etymology: Unknown. One theory is that it was coined by Spanish colonists based upon the name of the local chief at that time, Classical Nahuatl Nicarao (“Nicarao”) + agua (“water”). Another is that it may have meant ‘surrounded by water’ in an indigenous language. (This could either be a reference to its two large freshwater lakes, Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua, or to the fact that it bounded on the east and the west by oceans.) Etymology templates: {{unk|es}} Unknown, {{cog|nci|Nicarao||Nicarao}} Classical Nahuatl Nicarao (“Nicarao”), {{m|es|agua||water}} agua (“water”) Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Nicaragua f, {{es-proper noun|f}} Nicaragua f
  1. Nicaragua (a country in Central America) Wikipedia link: es:Nicaragua Tags: feminine Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Central America, Nicaragua Derived forms: nica, nicaragüense, nicaragüeño
    Sense id: en-Nicaragua-es-name-t2-5hjR4 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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