Tabasco

== English == === Etymology === Of unclear origin. The first definition listed in the 1994 Diccionario enciclopédico de Tabasco was from the Nahuatl name of the area, tlapalco meaning "(place of) damp earth"; 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"; others suggest it derives from a Nahuatl word: tla-uashka-ko meaning "place that has an owner", 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, and a version was popularized in the United States and elsewhere by the McIlhenny Company of Avery Island, Louisiana, beginning in the 1870s. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /təˈbæskəʊ/ === Proper noun === Tabasco A state of Mexico. A surname. ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Tabasco is the 107038th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 154 individuals. Tabasco is most common among White (74.03%) and Hispanic (25.32%) individuals. ==== See also ==== === Noun === Tabasco (uncountable) A spicy pepper sauce made from tabasco pepper (a chili pepper) with the addition of vinegar and salt. ==== Derived terms ==== Tabasco sauce ==== Translations ==== === See also === Tabasco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === === Anagrams === abacost == Central Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Tabasco Tabasco (a state of Mexico) == Spanish == === Etymology === Uncertain; see English Tabasco. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈbasko/ [t̪aˈβ̞as.ko] Rhymes: -asko Syllabification: Ta‧bas‧co === Proper noun === Tabasco m a state of Mexico ==== Related terms ==== === See also === == Turkish == === Proper noun === Tabasco Tabasco (a state of Mexico)