Zacatecas

English

Map of Mexico highlighting Zacatecas

Etymology

(place): From Nahuatl zacatēcah (“people of the place of grass”), from zacatl (“grass”).

Proper noun

Zacatecas

1. A state of Mexico.

Translations

state of Mexico

• French: Zacatecas (fr)
• Hungarian: Zacatecas (hu)
• Marathi: जाकातेकास n (jākātekās)
• Russian: Сакате́кас (ru) m (Sakatékas)
• Spanish: Zacatecas (es) m

Noun

Zacatecas

1. plural of Zacateca

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl zacatēcah (“people of the place of grass”), from zacatl (“grass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θakaˈtekas/ [θa.kaˈt̪e.kas] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /sakaˈtekas/ [sa.kaˈt̪e.kas] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ekas
• Syllabification: Za‧ca‧te‧cas

Proper noun

Zacatecas m

1. a state of Mexico

   Synonym: (abbreviation) ZA

Related terms

• zacatecano

Turkish

Proper noun

Zacatecas

1. Zacatecas (a state of Mexico)