Quito
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Quito
- /ˈkitoʊ/ US
- /ˈkiːtəʊ/ UK
Sounds like keto · Rhymes with -iːtəʊ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish Quito. Named after the Quitu tribe. The name is a combination of two Tsafiki words: quitso (“center”) + to (“the world”); roughly translating as "center of the world."
proper noun
- The capital city of Ecuador. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent attempted to enter Ecuador’s consulate in Minneapolis, but was turned back by an employee, prompting an official complaint to the US embassy in Quito, the country’s foreign ministry said.
- The Ecuadorian government.
- The capital of Pichincha province, Ecuador
- A canton (Quito Canton) in Pichincha province, Ecuador.
- A historical province of colonial South America, corresponding to present-day Ecuador. The conquest of the northern provinces of Quito was undertaken by one of Pizarro’s lieutenants, Sebastian de Benalcazar.
Translations
Talk about this word "Quito." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quito. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Quito. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quito "Quito." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quito.Cite this
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title = {Quito},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quito},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
