Jerusalén

Borrowed from Spanish Jerusalén.

Jerusalén

1. A town in La Paz department, El Salvador.

Inherited from Old Spanish Iherusalem, from Late Latin Ierūsalēm, Hierūsalēm, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim).

• IPA^(key): /xeɾusaˈlen/ [xe.ɾu.saˈlẽn]
• Rhymes: -en
• Syllabification: Je‧ru‧sa‧lén

Jerusalén f

1. Jerusalem (the de-facto capital city of Israel)
2. Jerusalem (the claimed capital city of Palestine)
3. a town in La Paz department, El Salvador

• “Jerusalén”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024