Etymology

Quindío

Today it means: A river in Colombia, 69 kilometres (43 mi) long, which forms in the mountains east of Salento and flows to the southwest. Full definition →

Spanish Quindío ← Quimbaya quindío
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  1. Quimbaya · derived fromquindío
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromQuindío
  3. English todayQuindío

Borrowed from Spanish Quindío from the native name, which is said by some sources to be from Quimbaya quindío or quindus meaning "paradise, eden".

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