word
Tenochtitlan
teh-noch-TEET-lan
tɛˌnoʊtʃˈtiːtlɑːnListen
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Syllable breakdown
Tenochtitlan
Dictionary meaning
The capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on an island in Lake Texcoco; founded in 1325 and conquered by Spanish forces under Hernán Cortés in 1521; its ruins now lie beneath Mexico City.
History and origin
Nahuatl — tetl (rock/cactus) + nochtli (prickly pear) + tlan (place).
Common mispronunciations
ten-oh-CHIT-lanteh-noh-CHIT-lan
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