Guayaquil

[ gwah-yah-keel ]

/ ˌgwɑ yɑˈkil /

a seaport in W Ecuador, on the Gulf of Guayaquil.

Gulf of, an arm of the Pacific in SW Ecuador.

Example sentences from the Web for guayaquil

On his head was a costly hat of the “Guayaquil grass,” and in his fingers a husk cigarrito smoking at the end.

The War Trail |Mayne Reid
In May, 1685, Townley was amongst the company that took and sacked Guayaquil.

The Pirates' Who's Who |Philip Gosse
Evidently Durango had gone a couple of points out of his course in the dash across the mouth of the Gulf of Guayaquil.

The Dreadnought of the Air |Percy F. Westerman
This, with the six barks and two great ships ransomed with the town of Guayaquil, made 14 prizes taken in the South Sea.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume X |Robert Kerr

On the 24th they passed the port of Guayaquil, and on the 28th crossed the line.

Under Drake's Flag |G. A. Henty

Guayaquil

/ (Spanish ɡwajaˈkil) /

a port in W Ecuador: the largest city in the country and its chief port; university (1867). Pop: 2 387 000 (2005 est)