Oaxaca - Wiktionary

See also: oaxaca

English

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Map of Mexico highlighting Oaxaca

Etymology

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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

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

Proper noun

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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

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  • (city): Oaxaca City

Derived terms

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  • Oaxacalifornia
  • Oaxacan

Translations

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  • Amuzgo: San Pedro Amuzgos: Nontsco
  • Chatino: Tataltepec: Londaꞌa Western Highland: Londaꞌa
  • Chinese: Mandarin: 瓦哈卡 (Wǎhākǎ)
  • 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

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

See also

[edit] 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

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Oaxaca (countable and uncountable, plural Oaxacas)

English Wikipedia has an article on:Oaxaca cheeseWikipedia
  1. A semihard white cheese from the Oaxaca region of Mexico.

Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:OaxacaWikipedia es

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /waˈxaka/ [waˈxa.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka

Proper noun

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Oaxaca f

  1. Oaxaca (a city in Mexico)
  2. Oaxaca (a municipality of Mexico)
  3. Oaxaca (a state of Mexico) Synonym: (abbreviation) OA
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  • oaxaqueño

See also

[edit] 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

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Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:OaxacaWikipedia tr

Proper noun

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Oaxaca

  1. Oaxaca (a state of Mexico)

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