Cor-dil/le-rā, n.

noun

(Sp. pron. kōrd'dĕl-yā'ra), n. [Sp., from O. Sp. cordilla, cordiella, Pr. & It. cordella, Fr. cordelle, diminutive of Pr. & It. corda, Sp. cuerda, Pr. corde, a rope, a string, Pg. cordilheira, It. cordilliera.] (Geog.) A mountain ridge or chain.