Loanword · Spanish · Places & Geography
How to Pronounce Galápagos
/ɡəˈlæp.ə.ɡɒs/
Spanish for "tortoises". Volcanic islands off Ecuador studied by Darwin.
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Galápagos
ɡəˈlæp.ə.ɡɒs — correct
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How do you pronounce Galápagos?
Galápagos is pronounced /ɡəˈlæp.ə.ɡɒs/.
Where does the word Galápagos come from?
Galápagos is a Spanish loanword — Spanish for "tortoises". Volcanic islands off Ecuador studied by Darwin..
Is Galápagos pronounced the same in British, American and Australian English?
Galápagos is pronounced the same in all major English dialects.
How is Galápagos different from "galapagos"?
They are the same word — "Galápagos" preserves the original diacritics, "galapagos" is the simplified ASCII spelling. Both are pronounced /ɡəˈlæp.ə.ɡɒs/.