Puerto Vallarta

English

Etymology

From Spanish Puerto Vallarta (literally “Port Vallarta”). Named after Ignacio Vallarta, governor of Jalisco.

Proper noun

Puerto Vallarta

1. A resort city in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, on the Bahia de Banderas, Pacific.
2. A municipality of Jalisco, Mexico. Seat: Puerto Vallarta.
3. A conurbation in Jalisco and Nayarit, Mexico.

Synonyms

• PV, P. V., P.V.
• PVR
• Vallarta

Related terms

• Nuevo Vallarta
• Vallarta

Translations

Translations

• Marathi: प्वेर्तो बाजार्ता (pverto bājārtā)
• Spanish: Puerto Vallarta

Spanish

Etymology

From puerto (“port”) +‎ Vallarta (“surname”). Named after Ignacio Luis Vallarta, governor of Jalisco.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌpweɾto baˈʝaɾta/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o β̞aˈʝaɾ.t̪a]

• IPA^(key): /ˌpweɾto baˈʝaɾta/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o β̞aˈʝaɾ.t̪a] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˌpweɾto baˈʎaɾta/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o β̞aˈʎaɾ.t̪a] (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /ˌpweɾto baˈʃaɾta/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o β̞aˈʃaɾ.t̪a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˌpweɾto baˈʒaɾta/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o β̞aˈʒaɾ.t̪a] (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˌpweɾto baˈjaɾta/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o β̞aˈjaɾ.t̪a] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Syllabification: Puer‧to Va‧llar‧ta

Proper noun

Puerto Vallarta

1. Puerto Vallarta: a resort city in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, on the Bahía de Banderas, Pacific Ocean

   Synonyms: (former names) El Carrizal, Las Peñas

2. Puerto Vallarta: a municipality of Jalisco, Mexico; seat: Puerto Vallarta

   Synonyms: Vallarta, PVR

3. Puerto Vallarta: a conurbation in Jalisco and Nayarit, Mexico

   Synonyms: ZMPV, Zona Metropolitana de Puerto Vallarta

Derived terms

• Nuevo Vallarta
• Zona Metropolitana de Puerto Vallarta

Related terms

• puerto
• Vallarta

Descendants

• English: Puerto Vallarta, Vallarta