Etymology

Acapulco

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Today it means: A port city on the west coast of Guerrero, Mexico. Full definition →

Spanish Acapulco ← Nahuan
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  1. Nahuan · derived from
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromAcapulco
  3. English todayAcapulco

Borrowed from Spanish Acapulco, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl Acapolco, from acatl (“reed”) + -pol (“big”) + -co (“at, to, from”).

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