Orizaba

[ awr-uh-zah-buh, ohr-; Spanish aw-ree-sah-vah ]

/ ˌɔr əˈzɑ bə, ˌoʊr-; Spanish ˌɔ riˈsɑ vɑ /

Also called Citlaltepetl. an inactive volcano in SE Mexico, in Veracruz state. 18,546 feet (5653 meters).

a city near this peak.

Example sentences from the Web for orizaba

Wherever we turned, wherever we went, mighty Orizaba followed us.

On the Mexican Highlands |William Seymour Edwards
But the Orizaba soon showed her mettle, all hands were eager and excited, and her officers were in ecstasies at the results.

Across America |James F. Rusling
The steamers Orizaba and Cortez have arrived with the large number of 2,800 passengers.

Some Reminiscences of old Victoria |Edgar Fawcett
In the rear shone Orizaba and the nearer pyramid of Malinchi.

The War With Mexico, Volume II (of 2) |Justin H. Smith

General Orizaba will return soon, said the man in broken English.

The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water |Carolyn Judson Burnett

Orizaba

/ (ˌɔːrɪˈzɑːbə, Spanish oriˈθaβa) /

a city and resort in SE Mexico, in Veracruz state. Pop: 327 000 (2005 est)

Pico de Orizaba the Spanish name for Citlaltépetl