Acayucan

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proper noun

A city in Veracruz, Mexico.

OriginSpanish Acayucan ← Nahuan →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Veracruz, Mexico.
  2. A municipality of Veracruz, Mexico, whose municipal seat is the city of the same name.

Origin

  1. Nahuan
  2. SpanishAcayucan
  3. EnglishAcayucan

Borrowed from Spanish Acayucan, from a Nahuan language (cf. Classical Nahuatl Ācayohcān (“place covered in reeds”, name of Acayuca, Hidalgo)), calqued from Popoluca; cf. Highland Popoluca Ca̱pñɨɨm (ca̱pi (“arrow”)), Oluta Popoluca Capeꞌnʉ̱p (cape (“reed”)), Sayula Popoluca Capnʉꞌm (cap (“reed”)). Doublet of Acayuca.

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Translations

Hindi अकायुकान
  • अकायुकान (akāyukān)city
Spanish Acayucan, Acayucan
  • Acayucancity
  • Acayucanmunicipality
Cite this entry
APA

Acayucan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acayucan

MLA

“Acayucan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acayucan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Acayucan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acayucan.

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