Etymology

zocalo

zo·ca·lo
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Today it means: A town square or marketplace, especially in Mexico. Full definition →

Mexican Spanish zócalo
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  1. Mexican Spanish · borrowed fromzócalo
  2. English todayzocalo

From Mexican Spanish zócalo. Doublet of socle and zoccolo.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.