Juchitán

Borrowed from Spanish Juchitán, from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl Xōchitlān, from xōchitl (“flower”) + -tlān (“place”).


Solaga

Borrowed from Spanish Solaga, from a Zapotec language; cf. Yatzachi Zapotec Zoꞌoḻaguəꞌ, Zoogocho Zapotec Zoḻagaꞌ.


Tepenixtlahuaca

Borrowed from Spanish Tepenixtlahuaca, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl ixtlahuacan (“a plain”).


Ocotepec

Borrowed from Spanish Ocotepec, from Classical Nahuatl Ocotepēc (or an equivalent in another Nahuan language), from ocotl (“pine tree”) + tepētl (“mountain”) + -c (locative suffix).

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A town in Mixe district, Oaxaca, Mexico.

A town in Tlacolula district, Oaxaca, Mexico.


Ocotepec

Borrowed from Spanish Ocotepec, from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Classical Nahuatl Ocotepēc), calqued from a Mixtec language.

A town in Tlaxiaco district, Oaxaca, Mexico.


Santo Tomás Ocotepec

Borrowed from Spanish Santo Tomás Ocotepec.


Ixcuintepec

Borrowed from Spanish Ixcuintepec, from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Classical Nahuatl Itzcuintepēc, from itzcuintli (“dog”) + tepētl (“mountain”) + -c (locative suffix)), calqued from a Mixe language (e.g. Totontepec Mixe Oc Cuvajcm, from oc (“dog”) + cuvajc (“head”)).


Chayuco

Borrowed from Spanish Chayuco, from a Mixtec language; cf. San Juan Colorado Mixtec Tsàhà Yùcù.

San Agustín Chayuco
San Agustín Chayuco#English

A town in San Agustín Chayuco, Jamiltepec district, Oaxaca, Mexico.


San Martín Itunyoso

Borrowed from Spanish San Martín Itunyoso, from San Martín (“Saint Martin”) + Itunyoso, from a Mixtec language.

San Martín Itunyoso
San Martín Itunyoso#English

A town, the capital of San Martín Itunyoso, Oaxaca, Mexico


San Juan Colorado

Borrowed from Spanish San Juan Colorado.


Panixtlahuaca

Borrowed from Spanish Panixtlahuaca, from a Nahuan language.


Teposcolula

Borrowed from Spanish Teposcolula, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl Tepozcolōllān (literally “place of metal hooks”).


San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula

Borrowed from Spanish San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula.


San Andrés Chicahuaxtla

Borrowed from Spanish San Andrés Chicahuaxtla.

Putla Villa de Guerrero
Putla Villa de Guerrero#English

A town in Putla Villa de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico.


Juxtlahuaca

Borrowed from Spanish Juxtlahuaca, from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Classical Nahuatl xiuh- (“year”) + ixtlāhuacan (“plain”)), calqued from a Mixtec language (equivalent to Proto-Mixtec *yosoʔ (“plain”) + *kʷìyà (“year”)).


Putla

Borrowed from Spanish Putla, from a Nahuan language.


Etlatongo

Borrowed from Spanish Etlatongo, from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Classical Nahuatl *Etlāntōnco (literally “little place of beans”)), a partial calque from a Mixtec language (cf. Teposcolula Mixtec Yucunduchi (literally “mountain of beans”)). The diminutive suffix -tōnco was added to distinguish it from Etlān (“Etla”, another town about 55 km away).


Tapanatepec

Borrowed from Spanish Tapanatepec, from a Nahuan language.

Now from Ecatepeque wee could diſcover the high mountaines of Quelenes, which were ſubject of moſt of our diſcourſe to Sanatepeque, and from thence to Tapanatepeque.

1648, Thomas Gage, The English-American his Travail by Sea and Land: Or, a New Survey of the West-India’s, London: R. Cotes, page 89:


Zanatepec

Borrowed from Spanish Zanatepec, from a Nahuan language, equivalent to Classical Nahuatl *Tzanatepēc (literally “grackle mountain”).

In Sanatepeque wee met with a Frier who gave us ſtately entertainment, and from thence gave us Indians to guide us to Tapanatepeque

1648, Thomas Gage, The English-American his Travail by Sea and Land: Or, a New Survey of the West-India’s, London: R. Cotes, page 90:


Santiago Juxtlahuaca

A town and municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico.