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jalisco

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
jalis-co
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A state of Mexico.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Jalisco, from Nahuatl Xālixco, from xalli (“sand”) + ixtli (“face, plain”) + -co (“locative suffix”).

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

francisco disco cisco frisco crisco

Questions

What does jalisco mean?
A state of Mexico.
Where does jalisco come from?
Borrowed from Spanish Jalisco, from Nahuatl Xālixco, from xalli (“sand”) + ixtli (“face, plain”) + -co (“locative suffix”).

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