Machu Picchu

English

Machu Picchu

Etymology

From Quechua machu (“old, ancient”) + pikchu (“mountain, peak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɑːtʃuː ˈpiːtʃuː/, /ˌmɑːtʃuː ˈpiːktʃuː/

Proper noun

Machu Picchu

1. An ancient Incan city and archaeological site in Peru.

Translations

an ancient Inca site in Peru

• Arabic: ماتْشو بيتْشو (mātšū bītšū)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬丘比丘 / 马丘比丘 (Mǎqiūbǐqiū)

• Greek: Μάτσου Πίτσου (el) n (Mátsou Pítsou)
• Japanese: マチュピチュ (Machupichu)
• Portuguese: Machu Picchu f
• Quechua: Machu Pikchu
• Russian: Ма́чу-Пи́кчу m (Máču-Píkču)
• Spanish: Machu Picchu

Further reading

• Machu Picchu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Etymology

From Spanish Machu Picchu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmatʃu ˈpɪtʃu/, (chiefly learned) /... ˈpɪktʃu/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Machu Picchu n (proper noun, strong, genitive Machu Picchus or (with an article) Machu Picchu)

1. Machu Picchu (historic site in Peru)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Machu Picchu, from Quechua machu pikchu (literally “old mountain”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈt͡ʃu piˈt͡ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈt͡ʃu piˈt͡ʃu/

Proper noun

Machu Picchu

1. Machu Picchu (ancient Incan city and archaeological site in Peru)

Spanish

Etymology

From Quechua machu (“old, ancient”) + pikchu (“mountain, peak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmat͡ʃu ˈpiɡt͡ʃu/ [ˌma.t͡ʃu ˈpiɣ̞.t͡ʃu], /ˌmat͡ʃu ˈpit͡ʃu/ [ˌma.t͡ʃu ˈpi.t͡ʃu]
• Syllabification: Ma‧chu Pic‧chu

Proper noun

Machu Picchu ?

1. Machu Picchu (ancient Incan city and archaeological site in Peru)

Derived terms

• machupichu