Jalisco

English

Map of Mexico highlighting Jalisco

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Jalisco, from Nahuatl Xālixco, from xalli (“sand”) + ixtli (“face, plain”) + -co (“locative suffix”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪskəʊ

Proper noun

Jalisco

1. A state of Mexico.
   • 2023 November 17, Michael Snyder, “A Guide to Guadalajara, Mexico’s City of Makers”, in The New York Times Style Magazine‎^[1], archived from the original on 17 November 2023:

     For much of the 20th century, the image of Mexico popularized abroad through film, music, art and literature was, more accurately, a portrayal of Jalisco state and especially its capital, Guadalajara.

   • 2026 February 23, Will Grant, Jack Burgess, “Mexico's most wanted drug lord 'El Mencho' killed in military operation”, in BBC‎^[2], archived from the original on 23 February 2026:

     Four CJNG members were killed in the town of Tapalpa, the central-western Jalisco state. Three army personnel were also injured. The US had given Mexico information that assisted the operation

Translations

state of Mexico

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 哈利斯科 (Hālìsikē)

• Hindi: ख़ालिस्को (xālisko)
• Marathi: हालिस्को n (hālisko)
• Spanish: Jalisco (es) m

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl Xālixco, from xālli (“sand”) + īxtli (“face, surface”) + -co, a locative suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈlisko/ [xaˈlis.ko]

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -isko
• Syllabification: Ja‧lis‧co

Proper noun

Jalisco m

1. a state of Mexico.
   • 2023 September 3, Belén Zapata, “¿Jugar en la calle es motivo de sanción económica en Zapopan, Jalisco? La SCJN se pronuncia”, in CNN en Español‎^[3]:

     Puerto detalló que Zapopan (el municipio con mayor número de habitantes en Jalisco ―1,4 millones―, según el Censo de Población y Vivienda del 2020 elaborado por el Inegi) cuenta con alrededor de 90 unidades deportivas.

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Derived terms

• jalisciense

Turkish

Proper noun

Jalisco

1. a state of Mexico