Jalapa

Spanish

Etymology

The place name is from Nahuatl Xalapan (“sand by the water”), from xalli (“sand”) + atl (“water”) + -pan (“place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈlapa/ [xaˈla.pa]

Proper noun

Jalapa ?

1. A department of Guatemala.
2. A city in Mexico.

Derived terms

• jalapeño

Further reading

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