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Acapulco
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acapulco
English
Etymology
en es Acapulco, from a en azc-nah language; cf. nci Acapolco, from nci acatl reed -pol big -co at, to, from 1.
Pronunciation
en /ˌɑ.kəˈpʊl.koʊ/ /ˌæ.kəˈpʊl.koʊ/ GA
Proper noun
en port city on the west coast of s/Guerrero c/Mexico.
en 1988 w:Loco in Acapulco Indestructible w:Four Tops w:Phil Collins Going loco down in Acapulco / If you stay too long / Yes, you'll be going loco down in Acapulco / The magic down there is so strong
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 Guerrero state Gov. Evelyn Salgado said all movement in Acapulco and other beach communities was to be suspended at 8 p.m. Wednesday in a post on X, and schools across the state were to remain closed through Thursday. https://web.archive.org/web/20250815175525/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/19/weather/hurricane-erick-landfall-mexico-climate
A municipality whose municipal seat is the city of the same name.
Derived terms
en Acapulcan acapulcoite Acapulco gold
Translations
Mexican port city
Amuzgo:
Guerrero Amuzgo: amu Ndaabꞌio
San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo: azg Jndaavꞌio
Bulgarian: bg Акапу́лко
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 阿卡普爾科
Greek: el Ακαπούλκο
Hindi: hi अकापुल्को
Marathi: mr आकापुल्को
Nahuatl:
Central Nahuatl: nhn Acapolco
Classical Nahuatl: nci Acapolco
Coatepec Nahuatl: naz Akapulko
Ometepec Nahuatl: nht Akapulko
Temascaltepec Nahuatl: nhv Akapolko
Portuguese: pt Acapulco f
Russian: ru Акапу́лько n
Turkish: tr Acapulco
References
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :bor es:Acapulco + 1
Pronunciation
pt A ca pul co
Proper noun
f
pt city s/Guerrero c/Mexico Acapulco
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
es city s/Guerrero c/Mexico Acapulco
Derived terms
es acapulqueño
Tagalog
Proper noun
+
tl Akapulko