Acayucan

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Acayucan, from a Nahuan language (cf. Classical Nahuatl Ācayohcān (place covered in reeds, name of Acayuca, Hidalgo)), calqued from Popoluca; cf. Highland Popoluca Ca̱pñɨɨm (ca̱pi (arrow)), Oluta Popoluca Capeꞌnʉ̱p (cape (reed)), Sayula Popoluca Capnʉꞌm (cap (reed)). Doublet of Acayuca.

Proper noun

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Acayucan

  1. A city in Veracruz, Mexico.
  2. A municipality of Veracruz, Mexico, whose municipal seat is the city of the same name.

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