Emily Dickinson Lexicon

Teneriffe, proper n. [L. Pico de Tenerife < Chinerfe, possibly 'white mountain' or 'luminous one'.]

1. Island inhabitant; person who lives on the largest of the seven Canary Islands off the coast of Africa.
2. Mt. Teide; highest island peak of Spain's territory; Atlantic isle known for volcanic peaks; active volcano with a vent that erupted in 1492 as Columbus was sailing by the Canary Islands; legendary abode of the All-Creator according to the Guanches people.