Jalapa
See also: jalapa
Spanish
Alternative forms
- Xalapa (Mexican city)
Etymology
The place name is from Classical Nahuatl Xalapan (“sand by the water”), from xalli (“sand”) + atl (“water”) + -pan (“place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaˈlapa/ [xaˈla.pa]
- Rhymes: -apa
- Syllabification: Ja‧la‧pa
Proper noun
Jalapa ?
- A department of Guatemala
- A city in Mexico
- a Mexican language belonging to the Mazatec family
Derived terms
Further reading
Jalapa (Guatemala) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es- Xalapa on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
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