Jalisco
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English
Etymology
From Nahuatl Xālixco, from xalli (“sand”) + ixtli (“face, plain”) + -co (“locative suffix”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪskəʊ
Proper noun
Jalisco
- A state of Mexico.
- 2023 November 17, Michael Snyder, “A Guide to Guadalajara, Mexico’s City of Makers”, in The New York Times Style Magazine:
- For much of the 20th century, the image of Mexico popularized abroad through film, music, art and literature was, more accurately, a portrayal of Jalisco state and especially its capital, Guadalajara.
Translations
See also
| States: Aguascalientes · Baja California · Baja California Sur · Campeche · Chiapas · Chihuahua · Coahuila · Colima · Durango · Guanajuato · Guerrero · Hidalgo · Jalisco · Mexico · Michoacán · Morelos · Nayarit · Nuevo León · Oaxaca · Puebla · Querétaro · Quintana Roo · San Luis Potosí · Sinaloa · Sonora · Tabasco · Tamaulipas · Tlaxcala · Veracruz · Yucatán · Zacatecas |
| Autonomous city: Mexico City |
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl Xālixco, from xālli (“sand”) + īxtli (“face, surface”) + -co, a locative suffix.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jalisco m
- A state of Mexico
Derived terms
See also
| Estados: Aguascalientes · Baja California · Baja California Sur · Campeche · Chiapas · Chihuahua · Coahuila · Colima · Durango · Guanajuato · Guerrero · Hidalgo · Jalisco · México · Michoacán · Morelos · Nayarit · Nuevo León · Oaxaca · Puebla · Querétaro · Quintana Roo · San Luis Potosí · Sinaloa · Sonora · Tabasco · Tamaulipas · Tlaxcala · Veracruz · Yucatán · Zacatecas |
| Ciudad autónoma: Ciudad de México |
Turkish
Proper noun
Jalisco
- A state of Mexico
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