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- proper noun Alternative spelling of
Popocatépetl .
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Examples
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Three or four arrogant competitors stood forth and valiantly spelled such words as "Popocatepetl,"
The Daughter of Anderson Crow George Barr McCutcheon 1897
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"Popocatepetl," and "eenie, meenie, monie mike," and they are quite as hard as femur and tibia; and, besides, you have a femur yourself!
The Insect Folk Margaret Warner Morley 1890
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American continent -- the great volcano Popocatepetl, meaning "the hill that smokes," and Iztaccihuatl, or "the white woman," so called from the bright robe of snow which extended far down its sides.
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"Popocatepetl," says Desborough Cooley, "is always active, although nothing but smoke and ashes have issued from its crater for centuries.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century Jules Verne 1866
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When Rivera built it around 50 years ago, he must have looked out across the city and feel a great love swell in his breast - for on a clear day the roof of the structure offers unrivalled vistas of the valley and the volcanoes Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl.
Anahuacalli: Diego Rivera's gift of indigenous treasures 2009
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My favorite enchilada memories are of the ones we ate on the old trains that we rode from Cholula to Cuautla, curving around the south side of the the Popocatepetl volcano.
The whole enchilada: Thrifty variations on a Mexican classic 2009
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My favorite enchilada memories are of the ones we ate on the old trains that we rode from Cholula to Cuautla, curving around the south side of the the Popocatepetl volcano.
The whole enchilada: Thrifty variations on a Mexican classic 2009
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My favorite enchilada memories are of the ones we ate on the old trains that we rode from Cholula to Cuautla, curving around the south side of the the Popocatepetl volcano.
The whole enchilada: Thrifty variations on a Mexican classic 2009
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The haze of modernity may have increased, but one can still detect the fragrance of the forest here and on a clear morning, the views of the distant volcano Popocatepetl are as impressive as ever.
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When Rivera built it around 50 years ago, he must have looked out across the city and feel a great love swell in his breast - for on a clear day the roof of the structure offers unrivalled vistas of the valley and the volcanoes Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl.
Anahuacalli: Diego Rivera's gift of indigenous treasures 2009
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