Meanings
- A town in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Synonyms: Santiago Juxtlahuaca
- A municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Synonyms: Santiago Juxtlahuaca
- An archeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Synonyms: Grutas de Juxtlahuaca
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA town in Oaxaca, Mexico.
proper nounA municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico.
proper nounAn archeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Origin
- Mixtec
- Nahuan
- SpanishJuxtlahuaca
- EnglishJuxtlahuaca
Borrowed from Spanish Juxtlahuaca, from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Classical Nahuatl xiuh- (“year”) + ixtlāhuacan (“plain”)), calqued from a Mixtec language (equivalent to Proto-Mixtec *yosoʔ (“plain”) + *kʷìyà (“year”)).
More words from Spanish, Nahuan, Mixtec
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish Juxtlahuaca, Santiago Juxtlahuaca
- Juxtlahuacatown
- Santiago Juxtlahuacatown
- Juxtlahuacamunicipality
- Santiago Juxtlahuacamunicipality
- Juxtlahuacadistrict
- Grutas de Juxtlahuacaarcheological site
Cite this entry
Juxtlahuaca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juxtlahuaca
“Juxtlahuaca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juxtlahuaca. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Juxtlahuaca,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juxtlahuaca.
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