Juxtlahuaca

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proper noun

A town in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Similar
Santiago JuxtlahuacaGrutas de Juxtlahuaca
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. 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.

Similar
Grutas de Juxtlahuaca

Origin

  1. Mixtec
  2. Nahuan
  3. SpanishJuxtlahuaca
  4. 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”)).

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Translations

Spanish Juxtlahuaca, Santiago Juxtlahuaca
  • Juxtlahuacatown
  • Santiago Juxtlahuacatown
  • Juxtlahuacamunicipality
  • Santiago Juxtlahuacamunicipality
  • Juxtlahuacadistrict
  • Grutas de Juxtlahuacaarcheological site
Cite this entry
APA

Juxtlahuaca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juxtlahuaca

MLA

“Juxtlahuaca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juxtlahuaca. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Juxtlahuaca,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juxtlahuaca.

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