Etymology

Jalisco

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Spanish Jalisco ← Nahuatl Xālixco
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  1. Nahuatl · derived fromXālixco
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromJalisco
  3. English todayJalisco

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

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