Iguazú

Variant of Iguaçú

Iguaçú definition

Igua·çú (ē′gwä so̵̅o̅′)

river in S Brazil, flowing into the Paraná River on the border of NE Argentina: c. 800 mi (1,287 km): contains Iguaçú Falls, c. 2.5 mi (4 km) wide, composed of more than 200 cataracts averaging 200 ft (61 m) in height
also sp. I′gua·zú′ or I′guas·sú′

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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