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Honduras.

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Honduras. Capital: Tegucigalpa.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/hɒnˈdjʊə.ɹəs/Received-Pronunciation/-dʒʊə-/Received-Pronunciation/hɔnˈdʒɵːɹəs/British, Southern, Standard/-djɵː-/British, Southern, Standard
  1. A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Honduras. Capital: Tegucigalpa.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish honduras (“depths”, referring to the deep waters off the northern coast). It may also come from the alleged Columbus quote, "Gracias a Dios que hemos salido de esas honduras" ("Thank god we have departed from those depths"), said during his fourth and final voyage in 1502.

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