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.

Noun

Oaxaca (countable and uncountable, plural Oaxacas)

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

Spanish

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

 

Turkish

Proper noun

Oaxaca

1. Oaxaca (a state of Mexico)