Oaxaca

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Oaxaca, from Classical Nahuatl Huāxyacac, from Huāxacatzin (“name of a hill”), from huāxin (huaje) (Leucaena leucocephala) + yacatl (“nose”) + -tzin (“honorific suffix”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /wəˈhæ.kə/, /wəˈhɑː.kə/, /wɑːˈhɑː.kɑː/, /wɑˈʃɑː.kə/ === Proper noun === Oaxaca A city in Mexico. A municipality whose municipal seat is the city of the same name. A state of Mexico. A habitational surname from Spanish. ==== Synonyms ==== (city): Oaxaca City ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Oaxaca is the 34707th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 651 individuals. Oaxaca is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.7%) individuals. ==== See also ==== === Noun === Oaxaca (countable and uncountable, plural Oaxacas) A semihard white cheese from the Oaxaca region of Mexico. == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Huāxyacac, from Huāxacatzin (“name of a hill”), from huāxin (“horse tamarind tree (Leucaena leucocephala)”) + yacatl (“nose”) + -tzin (“honorific suffix”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /waˈxaka/ [waˈxa.ka] Rhymes: -aka === Proper noun === Oaxaca f Oaxaca (a city in Mexico) Oaxaca (a municipality of Mexico) Oaxaca (a state of Mexico) Synonym: (abbreviation) OA ==== Related terms ==== === See also === == Turkish == === Proper noun === Oaxaca Oaxaca (a state of Mexico)