Tabasco

Tabasco

See also: tabasco

English

Map of Mexico highlighting Tabasco

Etymology

Of unclear origin.[1] The first definition listed in the 1994 Diccionario enciclopédico de Tabasco was from the Mayan name of the area, tlapalco meaning "(place of) damp earth"[2]; wetlands are still extensive in the Mexican state of Tabasco. Other opinions listed were Mayan word tab-uaxac-koh, meaning "(our) lord of eight lions";[2] others suggest it derives from a Nahuatl word: tla-uashka-ko meaning "place that has an owner",[2] or tlapachtli.

The tabasco pepper was popular in the Mexican state and is named for it; a hot sauce made from that pepper was eaten in the state since the 1650s,[3][1] and a version was popularized in the United States and elsewhere by the McIlhenny Company of Avery Island, Louisiana, beginning in the 1870s.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈbæskəʊ/

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Proper noun

Tabasco

1. A state of Mexico.

Translations

state of Mexico

Greek: Ταμπάσκο n (Tampásko) Spanish: Tabasco (es) m

Noun

Tabasco (uncountable)

1. A spicy pepper sauce made from tabasco pepper (a chili pepper) with the addition of vinegar and salt.

Derived terms

• Tabasco sauce

Translations

spicy pepper sauce

Chinese: Cantonese: 辣椒仔 (laat6 ziu1 zai2) Mandarin: 塔巴斯科辣椒醬／塔巴斯科辣椒酱 (Tǎbāsīkē làjiāojiàng) Finnish: tabascokastike Greek: σάλτσα ταμπάσκο n (sáltsa tampásko) Hindi: टबैस्को m (ṭabaisko) Indonesian: tabasco Japanese: タバスコ (Tabasuko) Korean: 타바스코 소스 (Tabaseuko soseu) Marathi: टबास्को m (ṭabāsko) Polish: tabasco (pl) n Urdu: ٹبیسکو‎ m (ṭabaisko)

See also

• Tabasco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “Tabasco”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
2. Diccionario enciclopédico de Tabasco, volume 2 (1994), page 628: "[...] Tabasco procede de tlapalco, "en la tierra húmeda" [...]. Marcos E. Becerra, en su obra Nombres geográficos de Tabasco, descarta la versión atribuida a los doctores Brinton y Berendt, en el sentido de que Tabasco viene del maya tab-uaxac-koh, que en su proceso de castellanización pasó a ser sucesivamente Tabuashakoj, Tabuasaco, Tabuasco y al fin Tabasco, que significa "nuestro señor el de los ocho leones". En cambio, sostiene que Tabasco deriva del náhuatl "Tla-uash-ko: de tla, prefijo pronominal indeterminativo, alguno; uashka, dominio, propiedad; y ko, terminación toponímica", o sea "lugar que tiene dueño". El historiador Diógenes López [...]"
3. Maryann Tebben, Sauces: A Global History →ISBN, 2014)

Anagrams

• abacost

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Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Tabasco

1. Tabasco (a state of Mexico)

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Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain; see English Tabasco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈbasko/ [t̪aˈβ̞as.ko]
• Rhymes: -asko
• Syllabification: Ta‧bas‧co

Proper noun

Tabasco m

1. A state of Mexico

Related terms

• tabasqueño

See also

• Tabasco on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es