Roncesvalles
[ron-suh-valz; Spanish rawn-thes-vah-lyes] /ˈrɒn səˌvælz; Spanish ˌrɔn θɛsˈvɑ lyɛs/
noun
1.
a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: defeat of part of Charlemagne’s army and the death of Roland a.d.
Roncesvalles
/ˈrɒnsəˌvælz; Spanish rɔnθesˈβaʎes/
noun
1.
a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: a nearby pass was the scene of the defeat of Charlemagne and death of Roland in 778 French name Roncevaux (rɔ̃svo)
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