Etymology

guanacaste

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Spanish Guanacaste ← Nahuatl hauanacaxtle
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  1. Nahuatl · derived fromhauanacaxtle
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromGuanacaste
  3. English todayGuanacaste

From Spanish Guanacaste, from Nahuatl hauanacaxtle.

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