Borrowed from SpanishOaxaca, from Classical NahuatlHuāxyacac, from Huāxacatzin(“name of a hill”), from huāxin(huaje) (Leucaena leucocephala) + yacatl(“nose”) + -tzin(“honorific suffix”).
Spanish: Oaxaca de Juárezf, 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.
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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
A semihard white cheese from the Oaxaca region of Mexico.
Spanish
[edit]Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:OaxacaWikipedia es
Etymology
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Borrowed from Classical NahuatlHuāxyacac, 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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Oaxacaf
Oaxaca (a city in Mexico)
Oaxaca (a municipality of Mexico)
Oaxaca (a state of Mexico) Synonym:(abbreviation)OA
Related terms
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oaxaqueño
See also
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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
[edit]Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:OaxacaWikipedia tr