Etymology

Acayucan

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Today it means: A city in Veracruz, Mexico. Full definition →

Spanish Acayucan ← Nahuan
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The story

  1. Nahuan · derived from
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromAcayucan
  3. English todayAcayucan

Borrowed from Spanish Acayucan, from a Nahuan language (cf. Classical Nahuatl Ācayohcān (“place covered in reeds”, name of Acayuca, Hidalgo)), calqued from Popoluca; cf. Highland Popoluca Ca̱pñɨɨm (ca̱pi (“arrow”)), Oluta Popoluca Capeꞌnʉ̱p (cape (“reed”)), Sayula Popoluca Capnʉꞌm (cap (“reed”)). Doublet of Acayuca.

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