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  • proper noun A mountain in central Mexico, the third-highest peak in Mexico.

Etymologies

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From Spanish Iztaccíhuatl, from Classical Nahuatl iztāc ("white") + cihuātl ("woman"). The mountain's name in Classical Nahuatl was Iztāc tepētl (literally "white mountain").

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