Meanings
alternative Gulf of México · alternative Gulf
- A gulf to the south of the United States, to the east and north of Mexico, and to the north of Cuba.
A few weeks after allowing the controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska to go forward, the Biden administration is auctioning off more than 73 million acres of waters in the Gulf of Mexico to offshore oil and gas drilling.
2023 March 29, Ella Nilsen, “Biden administration moves ahead with massive Gulf of Mexico drilling auction, weeks after approving Willow Project”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2023Synonyms: Bay of Mexico, Gulf of America
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA gulf to the south of the United States, to the east and north of Mexico, and to the north of Cuba.
Origin
Partial calque of Spanish golfo de México, first attested in 1550 on a world map held at the Bodleian Library. In widespread use since the mid-17th century, predating the independence of Mexico. Alternatively gulf + of + Mexico. Cognate of French golfe du Mexique.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Golf van Meksiko
- Golf van Meksikogulf between United States and Mexico
Arabic خَلِيج الْمَكْسِيك
- خَلِيج الْمَكْسِيك (ḵalīj al-maksīk)gulf between United States and Mexico
Basque Mexikoko golkoa
- Mexikoko golkoagulf between United States and Mexico
Bengali মেক্সিকো উপসাগর
- মেক্সিকো উপসাগর (mekśikō upośagor)gulf between United States and Mexico
Bulgarian Мексикански залив
- Мексикански залив (Meksikanski zaliv)gulf between United States and Mexico
Catalan golf de Mèxic
- golf de Mèxicgulf between United States and Mexico
Chinese Mandarin 墨西哥灣 /墨西哥湾
- 墨西哥灣 /墨西哥湾 (Mòxīgē wān)gulf between United States and Mexico
Czech Mexický záliv
- Mexický zálivgulf between United States and Mexico
Danish den Mexicanske Golf
- den Mexicanske Golfgulf between United States and Mexico
Dutch Golf van Mexico
- Golf van Mexicogulf between United States and Mexico
Esperanto Meksika Golfo
- Meksika Golfogulf between United States and Mexico
Estonian Mehhiko laht
- Mehhiko lahtgulf between United States and Mexico
Finnish Meksikonlahti
- Meksikonlahtigulf between United States and Mexico
French golfe du Mexique, golphe du Mexique
- golfe du Mexiquegulf between United States and Mexico
- golphe du Mexiquegulf between United States and Mexico
German Golf von Mexiko
- Golf von Mexikogulf between United States and Mexico
Greek Κόλπος του Μεξικού
- Κόλπος του Μεξικού (Kólpos tou Mexikoú)gulf between United States and Mexico
Hebrew מפרץ מקסיקו
- מפרץ מקסיקו (mifráts méksiko)gulf between United States and Mexico
Hindi मेक्सिको की खाड़ी
- मेक्सिको की खाड़ी (meksiko kī khāṛī)gulf between United States and Mexico
Hungarian Mexikói-öböl
- Mexikói-öbölgulf between United States and Mexico
Icelandic Mexíkófloi
- Mexíkófloigulf between United States and Mexico
Indonesian Teluk Meksiko
- Teluk Meksikogulf between United States and Mexico
Irish Murascaill Mheicsiceo
- Murascaill Mheicsiceogulf between United States and Mexico
Italian Golfo del Messico
- Golfo del Messicogulf between United States and Mexico
Japanese メキシコ湾
- メキシコ湾 (Mekishiko-wan)gulf between United States and Mexico
Korean 멕시코 만
- 멕시코 만 (Meksiko man)gulf between United States and Mexico
Latvian Meksikas līcis
- Meksikas līcisgulf between United States and Mexico
Lithuanian Meksikos įlanka
- Meksikos įlankagulf between United States and Mexico
Malay Teluk Mexico
- Teluk Mexicogulf between United States and Mexico
Norwegian Bokmål Mexicogolfen
- Mexicogolfengulf between United States and Mexico
Polish Zatoka Meksykańska
- Zatoka Meksykańskagulf between United States and Mexico
Portuguese Golfo do México
- Golfo do Méxicogulf between United States and Mexico
Punjabi ਮੈਕਸੀਕੋ ਦੀ ਖਾੜੀ
- ਮੈਕਸੀਕੋ ਦੀ ਖਾੜੀ (maiksīko dī khāṛī)gulf between United States and Mexico
Romanian Golful Mexic
- Golful Mexicgulf between United States and Mexico
Russian Мексика́нский зали́в
- Мексика́нский зали́в (Meksikánskij zalív)gulf between United States and Mexico
Scottish Gaelic Camas Mheagsago
- Camas Mheagsagogulf between United States and Mexico
Slovak Mexický záliv
- Mexický zálivgulf between United States and Mexico
Spanish golfo de México
- golfo de Méxicogulf between United States and Mexico
Swedish Mexikanska golfen
- Mexikanska golfengulf between United States and Mexico
Tagalog Golpo ng Mehiko, Golpo ng Mexico
- Golpo ng Mehikogulf between United States and Mexico
- Golpo ng Mexicogulf between United States and Mexico
Tamil மெக்சிகோ வளைகுடா
- மெக்சிகோ வளைகுடா (mekcikō vaḷaikuṭā)gulf between United States and Mexico
Thai อ่าวเม็กซิโก
- อ่าวเม็กซิโก (àao-mék-sí-goo)gulf between United States and Mexico
Turkish Meksika Körfezi
- Meksika Körfezigulf between United States and Mexico
Ukrainian Мексика́нська зато́ка
- Мексика́нська зато́ка (Meksykánsʹka zatóka)gulf between United States and Mexico
Urdu خَلِیجِ میکْسِیکو
- خَلِیجِ میکْسِیکو (xalīj-i meksīko)gulf between United States and Mexico
Vietnamese vịnh Mexico, vịnh México
- vịnh Mexicogulf between United States and Mexico
- vịnh Méxicogulf between United States and Mexico
- vịnh Mễ Tây Cơgulf between United States and Mexico
- vịnh Mễgulf between United States and Mexico
- vịnh Mê-hi-côgulf between United States and Mexico
Welsh Gwlff Mecsico
- Gwlff Mecsicogulf between United States and Mexico
Cite this entry
Gulf of Mexico. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20of%20Mexico
“Gulf of Mexico.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20of%20Mexico. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gulf of Mexico,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20of%20Mexico.
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