Nuevo Vallarta

English

Etymology

Spanish Nuevo Vallarta (literally “New Vallarta”).

Proper noun

Nuevo Vallarta

1. A neighbourhood of Puerto Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico

Translations

Neighborhood of Puerto Vallarta

• Spanish: Nuevo Vallarta

Spanish

Etymology

From nuevo (“new”) +‎ Vallarta (“surname”). Blend of nuevo +‎ Puerto Vallarta, from being a new development in the Puerto Vallarta area; itself named for Jalisco governor Ignacio Luis Vallarta Ogazón.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌnwebo baˈʝaɾta/ [ˌnwe.β̞o β̞aˈʝaɾ.t̪a]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˌnwebo baˈʝaɾta/ [ˌnwe.β̞o β̞aˈʝaɾ.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˌnwebo baˈʎaɾta/ [ˌnwe.β̞o β̞aˈʎaɾ.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌnwebo baˈʃaɾta/ [ˌnwe.β̞o β̞aˈʃaɾ.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌnwebo baˈʒaɾta/ [ˌnwe.β̞o β̞aˈʒaɾ.t̪a]

• Syllabification: Nue‧vo Va‧llar‧ta

Proper noun

Nuevo Vallarta

1. Nuevo Vallarta: A neighbourhood of Puerto Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico

Descendants

• English: Nuevo Vallarta