Coatzacoalcos
English
Etymology
From Spanish, from Classical Nahuatl; see below.
Proper noun
Coatzacoalcos
- A major port city in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Former name: Puerto México.
- A large river which flows through the city of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, and into the Gulf of Mexico.
See also
- Coatzacoalcos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Coatzacoalcos River on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl cōātl (“snake”) + tzacualli (“enclosure, something covered”) + -co (“a locative suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /koatθakoˈalkos/ [ko.at̪.θa.koˈal.kos]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /koatsakoˈalkos/ [ko.a.t̪sa.koˈal.kos]
- Rhymes: -alkos
- Syllabification: Co‧a‧tza‧co‧al‧cos
- IPA(key): (colloquial) /kwatsaˈkwalkos/ [kwat̪.saˈkwal.kos]
- Rhymes: -alkos
Proper noun
Coatzacoalcos m
- Coatzacoalcos (city)
- Coatzacoalcos (river)
See also
- Coatzacoalcos on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
- Río Coatzacoalcos on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es