Jalapa

See also: jalapa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Xalapan (“sand by the water”), from xalli (“sand”) + atl (“water”) + -pan (“place”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈlapa/ [xaˈla.pa]
• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: Ja‧la‧pa
• Homophone: Xalapa

Proper noun

Jalapa m (demonym jalapaneco)

1. a department of Guatemala

Proper noun

Jalapa f (demonym jalapeño)

1. obsolete spelling of Xalapa: a city, the state capital of Veracruz, Mexico

Proper noun

Jalapa ?

1. a Mexican language belonging to the Mazatec family (clarification of this definition is needed)

Further reading

• Jalapa (Guatemala) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• Xalapa on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es