Akapulko

See also: akapulko

Coatepec Nahuatl

Proper noun

Akapulko

  1. Acapulco

Ometepec Nahuatl

Etymology

aka (“cane”) +‎ pul (“big”) +‎ ko (“place”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːkapuːlko/

Proper noun

Akapulko

  1. Acapulco (the largest city in the modern state of Guerrero, Mexico)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Acapulco, from a Nahuan language. Compare Classical Nahuatl Acapolco, from acatl (“reed”) +‎ -pol (“big”) +‎ -co (“at, to, from”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔakaˈpulko/ [ʔɐ.xɐˈpul.ko]
  • Rhymes: -ulko
  • Syllabification: A‧ka‧pul‧ko
  • Homophone: akapulko

Proper noun

Akapulko (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜃᜓ)

  1. Acapulco de Juárez (a port city in Guerrero, Mexico)

Further reading
  • “Acapulco”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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