Mercedes La Ceiba

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mercedes La Ceiba.

Proper noun

Mercedes La Ceiba

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

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “Mercedes the silk-cotton tree”, from mercedes (“mercies”), shortened from María (de las) Mercedes, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Mercy".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meɾˌθedes la ˈθeiba/ [meɾˌθe.ð̞es la ˈθei̯.β̞a] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /meɾˌsedes la ˈseiba/ [meɾˌse.ð̞es la ˈsei̯.β̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: Mer‧ce‧des La Cei‧ba

Proper noun

Mercedes La Ceiba f

  1. a town in La Paz department, El Salvador
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