Puerto Vallarta

proper noun

A resort city in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, on the Bahia de Banderas, Pacific.

Similar
PVP. V.P.V.PVRVallarta

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A resort city in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, on the Bahia de Banderas, Pacific.

    Synonyms: PV, P. V., P.V., PVR, Vallarta

  2. A conurbation in Jalisco and Nayarit, Mexico.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA resort city in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, on the Bahia de Banderas, Pacific.

Similar
PVP. V.P.V.PVRVallarta

Origin

  1. SpanishPuerto Vallarta
  2. EnglishPuerto Vallarta

From Spanish Puerto Vallarta (literally “Port Vallarta”). Named after Ignacio Vallarta, governor of Jalisco.

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Translations

Spanish Puerto Vallarta
  • Puerto VallartaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

Puerto Vallarta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puerto%20Vallarta

MLA

“Puerto Vallarta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puerto%20Vallarta. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Puerto Vallarta,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puerto%20Vallarta.

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