Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anahuac

/ˈænəwæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: anahuac
IPA: /ˈænəwæk/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Chambers County, Texas, United States.

name

The Valley of Mexico in the Aztec era.

Example Sentences

"In the year 1521, when Cortez reached Anahuac, the American bison was seen for the first time by civilized Europeans, if we may be permitted to thus characterize the horde of blood thirsty plunder seekers who fought their way to the Aztec capital."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Anáhuac, in turn derived from Classical Nahuatl ānāhuac (“land by the waters”), made of atl (“water”) + nahuac (“close to”).

Word Breakdown

Root: ānāhuac

Questions

How do you pronounce anahuac?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈænəwæk/.
What does anahuac mean?: A city, the county seat of Chambers County, Texas, United States.
Where does anahuac come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Anáhuac, in turn derived from Classical Nahuatl ānāhuac (“land by the waters”), made of atl (“water”) + nahuac (“close to”).

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