Etymology

Zacatecas

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Nahuatl zacatēcah
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  1. Nahuatl · derived fromzacatēcah“people of the place of grass”
  2. English todayZacatecas

(place): From Nahuatl zacatēcah (“people of the place of grass”), from zacatl (“grass”).

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