Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cacahuatepec

/ˌkɑːkəwɑːˈtɛpɛk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cac-ahu-ate-pec
IPA
/ˌkɑːkəwɑːˈtɛpɛk/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Oaxaca, Mexico.

name

A town in Guerrero, Mexico.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cacahuatepec, from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cacao”) + tepētl (“mountain”) + -c (“at, to, from”). The Nahuan word is a calque of a Mixtec word; compare San Juan Colorado Mixtec Yucu Suhva (“cacao mountain”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Cacahuatepec

Synonyms

San Juan Cacahuatepec

Questions

How do you pronounce cacahuatepec?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɑːkəwɑːˈtɛpɛk/.
What does cacahuatepec mean?
A city in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Where does cacahuatepec come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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