Cuzco
pronunciation
How to pronounce Cuzco in British English:
UK ['ku:skəʊ]
How to pronounce Cuzco in American English:
US ['kʊskoʊ]
-
- Noun:
- a town in the Andes in southern Peru; formerly the capital of the Inca empire
Word Origin
- Cuzco
- city in Peru, former capital of the Inca Empire, from Quechua (Inca), literally "navel," in a figurative meaning "center" (of the world, as the navel is the center of the body). Other places known as "navel of the world" include Delphi, Jerusalem, Rome, Easter Island, and Mount Kailash in Tibet.
Example
- 1. However cuzco inserted mercilessly and the uterine ostium is exposed .
- 2. Cuzco was the centre of one of the world 's most famous civilizations , that of the incas .
- 3. A aerial view shows the inca citadel of machu picchu in cuzco november 3 , 2010 .
- 4. Tourists rest near inca 's citadel of machu picchu in cuzco december 2 , 2010 .
- 5. A tourist jumps from a terrace at the inca citadel of machu picchu in cuzco december 2 , 2010 .