Michoacán

English

Map of Mexico highlighting Michoacán

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl Michhuahcan (“place of fish”), from michhuah (“possessor of fish”)

Proper noun

Michoacán

1. A state of Mexico.

Translations

state of Mexico

• Marathi: मिचोआकान n (micoākāna)
• Purepecha: please add this translation if you can
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: Michoacán (es) f

See also

• Michoacán on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl michhuahcān (“place of fish; fishers”), from michhuah (“one who has fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mit͡ʃoaˈkan/ [mi.t͡ʃo.aˈkãn]
• (colloquial)
• IPA^(key): /mit͡ʃwaˈkan/ [mi.t͡ʃwaˈkãn]
• Rhymes: -an

Proper noun

Michoacán m

1. A state of Mexico.

Synonyms

• MC (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• michoacano

See also

• Michoacán on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es