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Meaning of quindío by Germán Medina Franco




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quindío
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Plurality of hummingbirds . Etymology : From quechua kindi or quinde, zootoponymic prefix meaning hummingbird and from Latin ius or Hispanic ium in the suffix ío denoting quantity . It is thus a mixed or hybrid voice of the Spanish conquistadors to name a region of Colombia in the former governorate of Popayan with abundance and varity of hummingbirds.

  

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