Etymology

Cuernavaca

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Spanish Cuernavaca ← Nahuan
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  1. Nahuan · derived from
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromCuernavaca
  3. English todayCuernavaca

Borrowed from Spanish Cuernavaca, from a Nahuan language (cf. Classical Nahuatl Cuauhnāhuac, from cuahuitl (“tree”) + -nāhuac (“near”)); influenced by cuerno (“horn”) and vaca (“cow”).

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