Oaxaca

oaxaca English thumb|Map of Mexico highlighting Oaxaca Etymology en es Oaxaca, from en nci Huāxyacac, from nci Huāxacatzin name of a hill, from nci huāxin huaje (Leucaena leucocephala species) + nci yacatl nose + nci -tzin honorific suffix. Pronunciation en /wəˈhæ.kə/ /wəˈhɑː.kə/ /wɑːˈhɑː.kɑː/ /wɑˈʃɑː.kə/ US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Oaxaca.wav US Proper noun en city c/Mexico. A municipality whose municipal seat is the city of the same name. en state c/Mexico. en Mary Gilbert Erick, the strongest hurricane to hit Mexico so early in the year, triggers deadly flooding w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/19/weather/hurricane-erick-landfall-mexico-climate 2025-06-19 The hurricane’s heavy rain created rushing rivers in Oaxaca and neighboring Guerrero Thursday, killing at least one person in San Marcos. https://web.archive.org/web/20250815175525/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/19/weather/hurricane-erick-landfall-mexico-climate en habitational Spanish. Synonyms city en Oaxaca City Derived terms en Oaxacan Oaxacalifornia Translations city Amuzgo: San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo: azg Nontsco Chatino: Tataltepec Chatino: cta Londaꞌa Western Highland Chatino: ctp Londaꞌa Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 瓦哈卡 Hindi: hi वाख़ाका Marathi: mr वाहाका Mazatec: Huautla Mazatec: mau Na⁴xi⁴ntsje⁴ Mixtec: Chayuco Mixtec: mih Nunduva San Juan Colorado Mixtec: mjc Nunduva San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: mig nunduá Yosondúa Mixtec: mpm Nunduva Nahuatl: Classical Nahuatl: nci Huāxacac Polish: pl Oaxaca f Popoloca: San Juan Atzingo Popoloca: poe Conchia Spanish: es Oaxaca de Juárez f, es Oaxaca f Oashaca|Oajaca Triqui: Chicahuaxtla Triqui: trs Acuej³ Zapotec: Isthmus Zapotec: zai Lulá, zai Oaxaca Yatzachi Zapotec: zav Ḻaꞌ Zoogocho Zapotec: zpq Ḻaꞌ municipality Marathi: mr वाहाका Polish: pl Oaxaca f Spanish: es Oaxaca de Juárez f, es Oaxaca f Oashaca|Oajaca state of Mexico Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 瓦哈卡州 Hindi: hi वाख़ाका Marathi: mr वाहाका Nahuatl: nah Huāxyacac Polish: pl Oaxaca f Popoloca: San Juan Atzingo Popoloca: poe Conchia Spanish: es Oaxaca f Oashaca|Oajaca Zapotec: Yatzachi Zapotec: zav Ḻa' Zoogocho Zapotec: zpq Ḻa' Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Oaxaca is the 34707th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 651 individuals. Oaxaca is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.7%) individuals. See also Noun ~ + cheese A semihard white cheese from the Oaxaca region of Mexico. en Cheeses en terms derived from toponyms Spanish es: Etymology es nci Huāxyacac, from nci Huāxacatzin name of a hill, from nci huāxin horse tamarind tree (Leucaena leucocephala) + nci yacatl nose + nci -tzin honorific suffix. Pronunciation uajaca Proper noun f es city c/Mexico Oaxaca es municipality c/Mexico Oaxaca es state c/Mexico Oaxaca es OA<q:abbreviation> Related terms es oaxaqueño See also Turkish tr: Proper noun tr state c/Mexico Oaxaca