Etymology

Oaxtepec

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Today it means: A town in Yautepec, Morelos, Mexico. Full definition →

Spanish Oaxtepec ← Nahuan
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  1. Nahuan · derived from
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromOaxtepec
  3. English todayOaxtepec

Borrowed from Spanish Oaxtepec, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl Huāxtepēc, equivalent to huāxin (a type of tree) + tepētl (“mountain”) + -c (locative suffix).

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