Pico de Orizaba
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Pico de Orizaba
- Many climbers attempt to summit Pico de Orizaba each year due to its challenging routes.
Examples
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Snow covers the upper slopes of Pico de Orizaba even during the hottest months.
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From the top of Pico de Orizaba, you can see for miles across the Mexican landscape.
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I want to hike up Pico de Orizaba this summer.
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The view from Pico de Orizaba is breathtaking.
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Many climbers attempt to summit Pico de Orizaba each year due to its challenging routes.
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The view from Pico de Orizaba is breathtaking as it overlooks the entire region.
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Snow covers the upper slopes of Pico de Orizaba even during the hottest months.
Synonyms
A tall extinct volcano in southern Mexico called Pico de Orizaba, the highest peak in Mexico
The highest mountain in Mexico, an inactive volcano between Mexico City and Veracruz
An extinct volcano in southern Mexico that is the highest peak in Mexico
Surface Forms
Morphology
Pico + de + Orizaba
The name is compositionally built from Spanish elements: 'pico' (peak) + 'de' (of) + 'Orizaba' (a place name), so a learner who knows the constituent words can infer it refers to the peak of Orizaba (i.e., a mountain/volcano). This place-name construction is cross-linguistically common and thus readily understandable to B1 learners who know the parts.
Etymology
Pico de Orizaba comes from Spanish and means the 'peak of Orizaba': pico is 'peak' and the mountain rises above the town called Orizaba, so the name helps you remember it is the tall mountain by that town.