Guanajuato

English

Map of Mexico highlighting Guanajuato

Etymology

From Purepecha Quanax Huato, meaning hill of frogs.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɡwænəˈhwætoʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɡwɑːnəˈhwɑːtoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ætəʊ, -ɑːtəʊ
• Hyphenation: Gua‧na‧jua‧to

Proper noun

Guanajuato

2. A state in the central highlands of Mexico.

   Alternative forms: GUA, MX-GUA (symbols)

Translations

state of Mexico

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瓜納華托 / 瓜纳华托 (Guānàhuátuō)

• Hindi: ग्वानाख़्वातो (gvānāxvāto)
• Marathi: ग्वानाख्वातो (gvānākhvāto)
• Polish: Guanajuato n
• Russian: Гуанахуа́то (ru) m (Guanaxuáto)
• Spanish: Guanajuato (es) m

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Guanajuato

1. Guanajuato (a state of Mexico)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Purepecha Kuanasï Uata (literally “hill of frogs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwanaˈxwato/ [ɡwa.naˈxwa.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: Gua‧na‧jua‧to

Proper noun

Guanajuato m

1. a state of Mexico

Related terms

• guanajuatense

Turkish

Proper noun

Guanajuato

1. a state of Mexico