Managua

See also: Manágua

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Managua.

Proper noun

Managua

  1. The capital and largest city of Nicaragua.
  2. A department of Nicaragua.

Translations

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmanaɡua]

Proper noun

Managua f (relational adjective managujský)

  1. Managua (the capital city of Nicaragua)

Declension

Further reading

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.naˈɡu.a/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ua
  • Syllabification: Ma‧na‧gu‧a

Proper noun

Managua f (related adjective managuański)

  1. Managua (the capital of Nicaragua)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • managuanka
  • managuańczyk

References

  • Managua in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Managua f

  1. alternative spelling of Manágua

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmanaɡua]

Proper noun

Managua f (genitive singular Managuy, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Managua (the capital of Nicaragua)

References

  • Managua”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈnaɡwa/ [maˈna.ɣ̞wa]
  • Rhymes: -aɡwa
  • Syllabification: Ma‧na‧gua

Proper noun

Managua f

  1. Managua (the capital city of Nicaragua)
    • 2023 February 10, Iker Seisdedos, “Relatos de la peor mazmorra de Nicaragua: “Nos engrillaban para dormir o cuando nos llevaban al ‘túnel’. Allí te esperaban los golpes””, in El País[1]:
      El Infiernillo carga la fama de ser la peor mazmorra de Managua.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. Managua (a department of Nicaragua)

Derived terms