Coxcatlán

proper noun

A community in Puebla, Mexico.

OriginSpanish Coxcatlán ← Nahuan →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A community in Puebla, Mexico.
  2. A municipality of Puebla, Mexico, whose municipal seat is the community of the same name.
  3. A community in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
  4. A municipality of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, whose municipal seat is the community of the same name.

Origin

  1. Nahuan
  2. SpanishCoxcatlán
  3. EnglishCoxcatlán

Borrowed from Spanish Coxcatlán, from a Nahuan language, equivalent to Classical Nahuatl Cōzcatlān, from cōzcatl (“necklace”) + -tlān (“place of”). Doublet of Cuscatlán.

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Translations

Spanish Coxcatlán, Coxcatlán
  • Coxcatláncommunity in Puebla
  • Coxcatlánmunicipality of Puebla
  • Coxcatláncommunity in San Luis Potosí
  • Coxcatlánmunicipality of San Luis Potosí
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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