[tuh-goo-si-gal-puh; Sp. te-goo-see-gahl-pah] 
| a city in and the capital of Honduras, in the S part. 270,645. |
[hon-doo
r-uhs, -dyoor-; Sp. awn-doo-rahs] | 1. | a republic in NE Central America. 5,751,384; 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa. |
| 2. | Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean Sea, bordered by Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. |
[hon-duh-rey-nee-uhn] , adjective, noun | Te·gu·ci·gal·pa (tə-gōō'sə-gāl'pə, tě-gōō'sē-gäl'pä) The capital and largest city of Honduras, in the south-central part of the country. Founded in the late 16th century as a mining center, it became capital of the country in 1880. Population: 769,000. |
Republic in Central America, bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Nicaragua to the east and south, El Salvador and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and Guatemala to the west. Its capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa.