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Ixcuintepec

Ixcuintepec proper noun: a town in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Proper noun

Ixcuintepec

  1. A town in Oaxaca, Mexico.
    Synonyms:
    Santiago Ixcuintepec
  2. A municipality of Oaxaca whose municipal seat is the town of the same name.
    Synonyms:
    Santiago Ixcuintepec

Synonyms of Ixcuintepec

  • Santiago Ixcuintepec

Origin of Ixcuintepec

Borrowed from Spanish Ixcuintepec, from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Classical Nahuatl Itzcuintepēc, from itzcuintli (“dog”) + tepētl (“mountain”) + -c (locative suffix)), calqued from a Mixe language (e.g. Totontepec Mixe Oc Cuvajcm, from oc (“dog”) + cuvajc (“head”)).

Questions about Ixcuintepec

What does Ixcuintepec mean?
Ixcuintepec means a town in Oaxaca, Mexico.
What part of speech is Ixcuintepec?
Ixcuintepec is a proper noun.

Words near Ixcuintepec in the dictionary

  1. ix-nayed
  2. ix-naying
  3. ix-nays
  4. ixabepilone
  5. ixazomib
  6. Ixcuintepec
  7. ixekizumab
  8. Ixelles
  9. ixerbaceous
  10. ixia
  11. Ixiama

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