Meanings
- A municipality of Guerrero, Mexico. Capital: Xochistlahuaca.
Origin
- Nahuan
- SpanishXochistlahuaca
- EnglishXochistlahuaca
Borrowed from Spanish Xochistlahuaca, from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl xōchitl (“flower”) + ixtlāhuacān (“plain”). The Nahuan word is a calque from Amuzgo; compare San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo Suntjaaꞌ (“flower plain”).
More words from Spanish, Nahuan
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Xochistlahuaca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xochistlahuaca
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