Nevado Sajama

proper noun

A volcano in Sajama, Oruro department, Bolivia, the tallest peak in the country.

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Meanings

proper nounNevado Sajama or the Nevado Sajama
  1. A volcano in Sajama, Oruro department, Bolivia, the tallest peak in the country.

Origin

  1. SpanishNevado Sajama
  2. EnglishNevado Sajama

Borrowed from Spanish Nevado Sajama, comprised of Spanish nevado (“snowy”) + Aymara chak xaña (“west”). The province this volcano is located within is also from Aymara chak xaña.

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