Jalapa

See also: jalapa

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Xalapa (Mexican city)

Etymology

The place name is from Classical Nahuatl Xalapan (“sand by the water”), from xalli (“sand”) + atl (“water”) + -pan (“place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈlapa/ [xaˈla.pa]
• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: Ja‧la‧pa

Proper noun

Jalapa ?

1. A department of Guatemala
2. A city in Mexico
3. a Mexican language belonging to the Mazatec family

Derived terms

• jalapeño

 

Further reading

• Jalapa (Guatemala) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• Xalapa on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es