Coatzacoalcos

English

Etymology

From Spanish, from Classical Nahuatl; see below.

Proper noun

Coatzacoalcos

2. A major port city in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Formerly named Puerto México.
4. A municipality of Verazcruz, Mexico.
6. A large river which flows through the city of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, and into the Gulf of Mexico.

See also

• Coatzacoalcos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Coatzacoalcos River on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl cōātl (“snake”) + tzacualli (“enclosure, something covered”) + -co (“a locative suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /koatθakoˈalkos/ [ko.at̪.θa.koˈal.kos]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /koatsakoˈalkos/ [ko.a.t̪sa.koˈal.kos]
  • Rhymes: -alkos
  • Syllabification: Co‧a‧tza‧co‧al‧cos
• IPA^(key): (colloquial) /kwatsaˈkwalkos/ [kwat̪.saˈkwal.kos]
  • Rhymes: -alkos

Proper noun

Coatzacoalcos m

1. Coatzacoalcos (a major port city in the state of Veracruz, Mexico)
2. Coatzacoalcos (a municipality of Verazcruz, Mexico)
3. Coatzacoalcos (a large river which flows through the city of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, and into the Gulf of Mexico)

See also

• Coatzacoalcos on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• Río Coatzacoalcos on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es