Tepoztlán

proper noun

A town in Morelos, Mexico.

OriginSpanish Tepoztlán ← Nahuan →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Nahuan
  2. SpanishTepoztlán
  3. EnglishTepoztlán

Borrowed from Spanish Tepoztlán, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl Tepoztlān, from tepoztli (“axe; copper”) + -tlān.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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