English Explanatory Dictionary

Cuernavaca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Morelos.
  2. A municipality of Morelos. Capital: Cuernavaca.

Word forms

Cuernavaca

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cuernavaca, from a Nahuan language (cf. Classical Nahuatl Cuauhnāhuac, from cuahuitl (“tree”) + -nāhuac (“near”)); influenced by cuerno (“horn”) and vaca (“cow”).

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 奎尔纳瓦卡 Marathi: क्वेर्नाबाका Classical Nahuatl: Cuauhnahuac Morelos Nahuatl: Kuajnauak Temascaltepec-Nahuatl: Koajnauak Spanish: Cuernavaca
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