Oaxaca

See also: oaxaca

English

Map of Mexico highlighting Oaxaca

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Oaxaca, from Classical Nahuatl Huāxyacac, from Huāxacatzin (“name of a hill”), from huāxin (huaje) (Leucaena leucocephala) + yacatl (“nose”) + -tzin (“honorific suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /wəˈhæ.kə/, /wəˈhɑː.kə/, /wɑːˈhɑː.kɑː/, /wɑˈʃɑː.kə/

Proper noun

Oaxaca

1. A city in Mexico.
2. A municipality whose municipal seat is the city of the same name.
3. A state of Mexico
4. A habitational surname from Spanish.

Synonyms

• (city): Oaxaca City

Translations

city

Amuzgo: San Pedro Amuzgos: Nontsco Chatino: Tataltepec: Londaꞌa Western Highland: Londaꞌa Marathi: वाहाका (vāhākā) Mazatec: Huautla: Na⁴xi⁴ntsje⁴ Mixtec: Chayuco: Nunduva San Juan Colorado: Nunduva San Miguel El Grande: nunduá Yosondúa: Nunduva Nahuatl: Classical: Huāxacac Popoloca: San Juan Atzingo: Conchia Spanish: Oaxaca de Juárez f, Oaxaca (es) f (Oashaca, Oajaca) Triqui: Chicahuaxtla: Acuej³ Zapotec: Isthmus: Lulá, Oaxaca Yatzachi: Ḻaꞌ Zoogocho: Ḻaꞌ

municipality

Marathi: वाहाका (vāhākā) Spanish: Oaxaca de Juárez f, Oaxaca (es) f (Oashaca, Oajaca)

state of Mexico

Chinese: Mandarin: 瓦哈卡 (Wǎhākǎ) Hindi: वाहाका (vāhākā) Marathi: वाहाका (vāhākā) Nahuatl: Huāxyacac Popoloca: San Juan Atzingo: Conchia Spanish: Oaxaca (es) f (Oashaca, Oajaca) Zapotec: Yatzachi: Ḻa' Zoogocho: Ḻa'

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Oaxaca is the 34707^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 651 individuals. Oaxaca is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.7%) individuals.

See also

Divisions of the United Mexican States in English (layout · text)

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

Noun

Oaxaca (countable and uncountable, plural Oaxacas)

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Oaxaca cheese

Wikipedia

1. A semihard white cheese from the Oaxaca region of Mexico.

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Oaxaca

Wikipedia ^es

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Huāxyacac, from Huāxacatzin (“name of a hill”), from huāxin (“horse tamarind tree (Leucaena leucocephala)”) + yacatl (“nose”) + -tzin (“honorific suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w̝aˈxaka/ [w̝aˈxa.ka]
• Rhymes: -aka

Proper noun

Oaxaca f

1. Oaxaca (a city in Mexico)
2. Oaxaca (a municipality of Mexico)
3. Oaxaca (a state of Mexico)

   Synonym: (abbreviation) OA

Related terms

• oaxaqueño

 

See also

Divisions of the United Mexican States in Spanish (layout · text)

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

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:

Oaxaca

Wikipedia ^tr

Proper noun

Oaxaca

1. Oaxaca (a state of Mexico)