Puerto Vallarta

English

Etymology

Spanish Puerto Vallarta (literally “Port Vallarta”). Named after Ignacio Vallarta, governor of Jalisco.

Proper noun

Puerto Vallarta

1. A resort city in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, on the Bahia de Banderas, Pacific
2. A municipality of Jalisco, Mexico. Seat: Puerto Vallarta
3. A conurbation in Jalisco and Nayarit, Mexico

Synonyms

• PV/P. V./P.V.
• PVR
• Vallarta

 

Related terms

• Nuevo Vallarta
• Vallarta

 

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: Puerto Vallarta

Spanish

Etymology

From puerto (“port”) +‎ Vallarta (“surname”). Named after Ignacio Luis Vallarta, governor of Jalisco.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌpweɾto baˈʝaɾta/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o β̞aˈʝaɾ.t̪a]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˌpweɾto baˈʝaɾta/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o β̞aˈʝaɾ.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˌpweɾto baˈʎaɾta/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o β̞aˈʎaɾ.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌpweɾto baˈʃaɾta/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o β̞aˈʃaɾ.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌpweɾto baˈʒaɾta/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o β̞aˈʒaɾ.t̪a]

• Syllabification: Puer‧to Va‧llar‧ta

Proper noun

Puerto Vallarta

1. Puerto Vallarta: A resort city in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, on the Bahía de Banderas, Pacific Ocean

   Synonyms: (former names) El Carrizal, Las Peñas

2. Puerto Vallarta: A municipality of Jalisco, Mexico. Seat: Puerto Vallarta

   Synonyms: Vallarta, PVR

3. Puerto Vallarta: A conurbation in Jalisco and Nayarit, Mexico

   Synonyms: ZMPV, Zona Metropolitana de Puerto Vallarta

Derived terms

• Nuevo Vallarta
• Zona Metropolitana de Puerto Vallarta

 

Related terms

• puerto
• Vallarta

 

Descendants

• English: Puerto Vallarta, Vallarta