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Cojutepeque

/koxuteˈpeke/

proper noun/koxuteˈpeke/

a town in Cuscatlán department, El Salvador

The second part is derived from Pipil tepet (“mountain”) (cf. Classical Nahuatl tepēc (“on a hill”)). The first part is less certain, but probably from kushul (“crested guan”) (cf. Classical Nahuatl coxolihtli).