Guanajuato

English

Etymology

From Purepecha Quanax Huato, meaning hill of frogs.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɡwænəˈhwætoʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɡwɑːnəˈhwɑːtoʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ætəʊ, -ɑːtəʊ
  • Hyphenation: Gua‧na‧jua‧to

Proper noun

Guanajuato

  2. A state in the central highlands of Mexico.
    Alternative forms: GUA, MX-GUA (symbols)

Translations

See also

Divisions of the United Mexican States in English (layout · text)
States: Aguascalientes · Baja California · Baja California Sur · Campeche · Chiapas · Chihuahua · Coahuila · Colima · Durango · Guanajuato · Guerrero · Hidalgo · Jalisco · Mexico · Michoacán · Morelos · Nayarit · Nuevo León · Oaxaca · Puebla · Querétaro · Quintana Roo · San Luis Potosí · Sinaloa · Sonora · Tabasco · Tamaulipas · Tlaxcala · Veracruz · Yucatán · Zacatecas
Autonomous city: Mexico City

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Guanajuato

  1. Guanajuato (a state of Mexico)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Purepecha Kuanasï Uata (literally “hill of frogs”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwanaˈxwato/ [ɡwa.naˈxwa.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Syllabification: Gua‧na‧jua‧to

Proper noun

Guanajuato m

  1. a state of Mexico

See also

Divisions of the United Mexican States in Spanish (layout · text)
Estados: Aguascalientes · Baja California · Baja California Sur · Campeche · Chiapas · Chihuahua · Coahuila · Colima · Durango · Guanajuato · Guerrero · Hidalgo · Jalisco · México · Michoacán · Morelos · Nayarit · Nuevo León · Oaxaca · Puebla · Querétaro · Quintana Roo · San Luis Potosí · Sinaloa · Sonora · Tabasco · Tamaulipas · Tlaxcala · Veracruz · Yucatán · Zacatecas
Ciudad autónoma: Ciudad de México

Turkish

Proper noun

Guanajuato

  1. a state of Mexico
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