Acapulco

See also: acapulco

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Acapulco, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl Acapolco, from acatl (“reed”) +‎ -pol (“big”) +‎ -co (“at, to, from”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɑ.kəˈpʊl.koʊ/, /ˌæ.kəˈpʊl.koʊ/

Proper noun

Acapulco

1. A port city on the west coast of Guerrero, Mexico.
   • 1988, Phil Collins (lyrics and music), “Loco in Acapulco”, in Indestructible, performed by Four Tops:

     Going loco down in Acapulco / If you stay too long / Yes, you'll be going loco down in Acapulco / The magic down there is so strong

2. A municipality whose municipal seat is the city of the same name.

Translations

Mexican port city

• Amuzgo:

  Guerrero: Ndaabꞌio

  San Pedro Amuzgos: Jndaavꞌio

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿卡普爾科／阿卡普尔科 (zh) (Ākǎpǔ'ěrkē)

• Greek: Ακαπούλκο (Akapoúlko)
• Marathi: आकापुल्को (ākāpulko)
• Nahuatl:

  Central: Acapolco

  Classical: Acapolco

  Coatepec: Akapulko

  Ometepec: Akapulko

  Temascaltepec: Akapolko

• Portuguese: Acapulco f
• Turkish: Acapulco (tr)

Further reading

• Acapulco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Acapulco.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kaˈpuw.ku/ [a.kaˈpuʊ̯.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kaˈpuw.ku/ [a.kaˈpuʊ̯.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kaˈpuw.ko/ [a.kaˈpuʊ̯.ko]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɐˈpul.ku/ [ɐ.kɐˈpuɫ.ku]

• Hyphenation: A‧ca‧pul‧co

Proper noun

Acapulco f

1. Acapulco (a city in Guerrero, Mexico)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akaˈpulko/ [a.kaˈpul.ko]
• Rhymes: -ulko
• Syllabification: A‧ca‧pul‧co

Proper noun

Acapulco ?

1. Acapulco (a city in Guerrero, Mexico)

Derived terms

• acapulqueño