Bogotá

/ˌboʊɡəˈtɑː//ˌbɒɡəˈtɑː/

proper noun

The capital city of Colombia.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Bogota

  1. metonymicallyThe Colombian government.

Origin

  1. SpanishBogotá
  2. EnglishBogotá

From Spanish Bogotá, from Chibcha.

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Translations

Arabic بُوغُوتَا, بوجوتا
  • بُوغُوتَا (būḡūtā)capital city of Colombia
  • بوجوتا (bōgōtā)capital city of Colombia
Catalan Bogotà
  • Bogotàcapital city of Colombia
Chinese Mandarin 波哥大
  • 波哥大 (Bōgēdà)capital city of Colombia
Czech Bogota
  • Bogotacapital city of Colombia
Danish Bogotá
  • Bogotácapital city of Colombia
Dutch Bogota
  • Bogotacapital city of Colombia
Esperanto Bogoto
  • Bogotocapital city of Colombia
Finnish Bogotá
  • Bogotácapital city of Colombia
French Bogota
  • Bogotacapital city of Colombia
German Bogota, Bogotá
  • Bogotacapital city of Colombia
  • Bogotácapital city of Colombia
Greek Μπογκοτά
  • Μπογκοτά (Bogkotá)capital city of Colombia
Hebrew בּוֹגוֹטָה
  • בּוֹגוֹטָהcapital city of Colombia
Hindi बोगोटा
  • बोगोटा (bogoṭā)capital city of Colombia
Hungarian Bogotá
  • Bogotácapital city of Colombia
Italian Bogotà
  • Bogotàcapital city of Colombia
Japanese ボゴタ
  • ボゴタcapital city of Colombia
Korean 보고타
  • 보고타capital city of Colombia
Lithuanian Bogota
  • Bogotacapital city of Colombia
Persian بوگوتا
  • بوگوتا (bogotâ)capital city of Colombia
Polish Bogota
  • Bogotacapital city of Colombia
Portuguese Bogotá
  • Bogotácapital city of Colombia
Russian Богота
  • Боготаcapital city of Colombia
Spanish Bogotá
  • Bogotácapital city of Colombia
Tagalog Bogota
  • Bogotacapital city of Colombia
Thai โบโกตา
  • โบโกตา (bōkōtā)capital city of Colombia
Turkish Bogotá
  • Bogotácapital city of Colombia
Ukrainian Богота
  • Богота (Bohota)capital city of Colombia
Urdu بوگوٹا, بگوٹا
  • بوگوٹا (bogoṭā)capital city of Colombia
  • بگوٹا (bogoṭā)capital city of Colombia
Vietnamese Bô-gô-ta
  • Bô-gô-tacapital city of Colombia

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Bogotá

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Cite this entry
APA

Bogotá. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bogot%C3%A1

MLA

“Bogotá.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bogot%C3%A1. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bogotá,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bogot%C3%A1.

Source: Bogotá on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.