Orellana

== English == === Etymology === Named for Francisco de Orellana (1511–46), Spanish explorer, who was the first to explore it in the 1540s. === Proper noun === Orellana (now historical) The river Amazon. A surname. A province in Ecuador. Capital: Puerto Francisco de Orellana (or Coca). A town in Ucayali province, Loreto region, Peru. === See also === == Spanish == === Etymology === Probably of Basque origin, or from the town of Orellana in Badajoz, Spain, possibly from Latin Aureliana, see also Orell. Cf. also Orellano, orellano. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: O‧re‧lla‧na === Proper noun === Orellana m or f by sense a surname === Proper noun === Orellana ? a province of Ecuador ==== Derived terms ====