Azqueltán

proper noun

A village in Jalisco, Mexico.

OriginSpanish Azqueltán ← Nahuan ← Tepecano toʹtona·rtám →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Jalisco, Mexico.

Origin

  1. Tepecanotoʹtona·rtám
  2. Nahuan
  3. SpanishAzqueltán
  4. EnglishAzqueltán

Borrowed from Spanish Azqueltán, from a Nahuan language, equivalent to Classical Nahuatl *Āzcatlān (from āzcatl (“ant”) + -tlān (“place”)), a calque of Tepecano toʹtona·rtám, from to·ʹnar (“small ant”).

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APA

Azqueltán. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Azquelt%C3%A1n

MLA

“Azqueltán.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Azquelt%C3%A1n. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Azqueltán,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Azquelt%C3%A1n.

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