Cacahuatepec

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/ˌkɑːkəwɑːˈtɛpɛk/

proper noun

A city in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Similar
San Juan Cacahuatepec
OriginSpanish Cacahuatepec ← Nahuan ← Mixtec →
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Meanings

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

    Synonyms: San Juan Cacahuatepec

  3. A town in Guerrero, Mexico.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico, whose municipal seat is the city of the same name.

Similar
San Juan Cacahuatepec

Origin

  1. Mixtec
  2. Nahuan
  3. SpanishCacahuatepec
  4. EnglishCacahuatepec

Borrowed from Spanish Cacahuatepec, from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cacao”) + tepētl (“mountain”) + -c (“at, to, from”). The Nahuan word is a calque of a Mixtec word; compare San Juan Colorado Mixtec Yucu Suhva (“cacao mountain”).

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Translations

Spanish Cacahuatepec, Cacahuatepec
  • CacahuatepecCity in Oaxaca
  • Cacahuatepectown in Guerrero
Cite this entry
APA

Cacahuatepec. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cacahuatepec

MLA

“Cacahuatepec.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cacahuatepec. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cacahuatepec,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cacahuatepec.

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