Paracas

P3A1R1A1C3A1S1

proper noun

The capital city of Paracas district, Pisco, Ica, Peru.

OriginSpanish Paracas ← Quechua Paraaco →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A placename
    1. The capital city of Paracas district, Pisco, Ica, Peru.
    2. A district of Pisco, Ica, Peru; in full, Paracas District.
    3. A bay of Pisco Province, Ica Region, Peru, on the Pacific Ocean; in full, Paracas Bay.
    4. A peninsula in Pisco Province, Ica Region, Peru in the Pacific Ocean; in full, Paracas Peninsula.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Paracas culture or Paracas civilization, a 1st-millennium BCE pre-Nazca cultural civilization in Peru famous for geoglyphs on hillsides.

Origin

  1. QuechuaParaaco
  2. SpanishParacas
  3. EnglishParacas

From Spanish Paracas, from Quechua Paraaco.

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Translations

Hindi पाराकास
  • पाराकास (pārākās)city
Spanish Paracas, Paracas
  • Paracascity
  • Paracasdistrict
  • distrito de Paracasdistrict
  • Paracasbay
  • bahía de Paracasbay
  • Paracaspeninsula
  • península de Paracaspeninsula
  • Paracascivilization
  • cultura Paracascivilization
Cite this entry
APA

Paracas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paracas

MLA

“Paracas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paracas. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Paracas,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paracas.

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