Bilbao

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɪlˈbaʊ/^[1]

Proper noun

Bilbao

The major city in the Basque Country of northern Spain.

Derived terms

Bilbaoan

Translations

city of northern Spain

Arabic: بِلْبَاو‎‎ f (bilbāw)
Aragonese: Bilbau
Asturian: Bilbao
Basque: Bilbo (eu)
Catalan: Bilbao

French: Bilbao (fr)
Greek: Μπιλμπάο (el) (Bilmpáo)
Marathi: बिल्बाओ n (bilbāo)
Spanish: Bilbao (es)

References

↑ “Bilbao” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

biolab

Catalan

Proper noun

Bilbao m

Bilbao

Spanish

Etymology

Three possibilities are:

From Basque billa (“stacking”) + Spanish vaho (“steam, mist”).
Evolution of Spanish bello vado, "beautiful river crossing," from the Roman name, Latin bellum vadum.
From Basque billa-ibaia-bao, meaning "river cove."^[1]

Proper noun

Bilbao ?

Bilbao

Derived terms

bilbaíno

References

↑ Ramón Quiroga, Miguel Ángel Marrodán, Bilbao: 700 años de historia. Abanto y Ciérvana (2001, →ISBN, page 115

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