"Oaxaca" meaning in English

See Oaxaca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /wəˈhæ.kə/ [US], /wəˈhɑː.kə/ [US], /wɑːˈhɑː.kɑː/ [US], /wɑˈʃɑː.kə/ [US]
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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|Oaxaca}} Spanish Oaxaca, {{der|en|nci|Huāxyacac}} Classical Nahuatl Huāxyacac, {{taxfmt|Leucaena leucocephala|species}} Leucaena leucocephala Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Oaxaca
  1. A city in Mexico. Categories (place): Cities in Mexico, Places in Mexico Related terms (Autonomous city): Mexico City Translations (city): Nunduva (Chayuco Mixtec), Acuej³ (Chicahuaxtla Triqui), Huāxacac (Classical Nahuatl), Nontsco (Guerrero Amuzgo), Na⁴xi⁴ntsje⁴ (Huautla Mazatec), Lulá (Isthmus Zapotec), Oaxaca (Isthmus Zapotec), वाहाका (vāhākā) (Marathi), Conchia (San Juan Atzingo Popoloca), Nunduva (San Juan Colorado Mixtec), nunduá (San Miguel El Grande Mixtec), Oaxaca de Juárez [feminine] (Spanish), Oaxaca (Oashaca, Oajaca) [feminine] (Spanish), Londaꞌa (Tataltepec Chatino), Londaꞌa (Western Highland Chatino), Ḻaꞌ (Yatzachi Zapotec), Nunduva (Yosondúa Mixtec), Ḻaꞌ (Zoogocho Zapotec)
    Sense id: en-Oaxaca-en-name-GG6WgrWG Disambiguation of 'Autonomous city': 57 38 0 6 Disambiguation of 'city': 61 39 0 0
  2. A municipality whose municipal seat is the city of the same name. Translations (municipality): वाहाका (vāhākā) (Marathi), Oaxaca de Juárez [feminine] (Spanish), Oaxaca (Oashaca, Oajaca) [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Oaxaca-en-name-2DErr4JG Disambiguation of 'municipality': 13 83 0 4
  3. A state of Mexico Categories (place): Oaxaca, Places in Mexico, States of Mexico Related terms (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 Translations (state of Mexico): 瓦哈卡 (Wǎhākǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), वाहाका (vāhākā) (Hindi), वाहाका (vāhākā) (Marathi), Huāxyacac (Nahuatl), Conchia (San Juan Atzingo Popoloca), Oaxaca (Oashaca, Oajaca) [feminine] (Spanish), Ḻa' (Yatzachi Zapotec), Ḻa' (Zoogocho Zapotec)
    Sense id: en-Oaxaca-en-name-aJYKmpVY Disambiguation of 'States': 6 2 69 23 Disambiguation of 'state of Mexico': 28 0 72 0
  4. A habitational surname from Spanish. Categories (topical): Cheeses Synonyms: Oaxaca City [city, cities, region, location]
    Sense id: en-Oaxaca-en-name-O3B9xRTU Disambiguation of Cheeses: 0 21 0 57 22 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Chayuco Mixtec translations, Terms with Chicahuaxtla Triqui translations, Terms with Classical Nahuatl translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Huautla Mazatec translations, Terms with Isthmus Zapotec translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Nahuatl translations, Terms with San Juan Atzingo Popoloca translations, Terms with San Juan Colorado Mixtec translations, Terms with San Miguel el Grande Mixtec translations, Terms with San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tataltepec Chatino translations, Terms with Western Highland Chatino translations, Terms with Yatzachi Zapotec translations, Terms with Yosondúa Mixtec translations, Terms with Zoogocho Zapotec translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 28 0 45 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 20 0 47 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 12 2 28 10 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 12 1 25 10 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Chayuco Mixtec translations: 5 18 5 54 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Chicahuaxtla Triqui translations: 0 16 0 64 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Classical Nahuatl translations: 4 18 4 58 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 5 17 5 54 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Huautla Mazatec translations: 0 19 0 61 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Isthmus Zapotec translations: 4 18 4 57 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 2 16 2 59 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 5 18 5 54 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Nahuatl translations: 5 17 5 55 17 Disambiguation of Terms with San Juan Atzingo Popoloca translations: 7 16 7 55 15 Disambiguation of Terms with San Juan Colorado Mixtec translations: 8 15 8 55 15 Disambiguation of Terms with San Miguel el Grande Mixtec translations: 4 16 4 57 19 Disambiguation of Terms with San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo translations: 9 19 9 44 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 10 0 80 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Tataltepec Chatino translations: 5 17 5 55 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Western Highland Chatino translations: 4 16 4 58 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Yatzachi Zapotec translations: 5 21 5 52 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Yosondúa Mixtec translations: 5 18 5 54 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Zoogocho Zapotec translations: 5 18 5 53 18

Noun

IPA: /wəˈhæ.kə/ [US], /wəˈhɑː.kə/ [US], /wɑːˈhɑː.kɑː/ [US], /wɑˈʃɑː.kə/ [US] Forms: Oaxacas [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|Oaxaca}} Spanish Oaxaca, {{der|en|nci|Huāxyacac}} Classical Nahuatl Huāxyacac, {{taxfmt|Leucaena leucocephala|species}} Leucaena leucocephala Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Oaxaca (countable and uncountable, plural Oaxacas)
  1. A semihard white cheese from the Oaxaca region of Mexico. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Oaxaca-en-noun-w0SOmrJB

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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