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proper noun

Oaxaca

/waˈxaka/

proper noun/waˈxaka/

Oaxaca (a city in Mexico); Oaxaca (a municipality of Mexico); Oaxaca (a state of Mexico)

Synonyms: OA

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Huāxyacac, from Huāxacatzin (“name of a hill”), from huāxin (“horse tamarind tree (Leucaena leucocephala)”) + yacatl (“nose”) + -tzin (“honorific suffix”).