Churubusco

English

Alternative forms

• Cherubusco (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Churubusco, from Classical Nahuatl Huitzilopochco, from Huitzilopochtli (name of a god) +‎ -co (locative suffix). Doublet of Huitzilopochco.

Proper noun

Churubusco

1. A community in the Federal District, Mexico.
2. A town in Indiana, United States.
3. A hamlet in New York, United States.

Derived terms

• Battle of Churubusco

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Choloposco, Chiribusco (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Huitzilopochco, from Huitzilopochtli (name of a god) +‎ -co (locative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuɾuˈbusko/ [t͡ʃu.ɾuˈβ̞us.ko]
• Rhymes: -usko
• Syllabification: Chu‧ru‧bus‧co

Proper noun

Churubusco ?

1. Churubusco (community in the Federal District, Mexico)
   • 1746, Theatro americano: Descripcion general de los reynos, y provincias de la Nueva-España, y sus jurisdicciones, page 61:

     las dos adminiſtradas por Clerigos que ſon el Pueblo de Ixtapalapan, y el de San Matheo Cholopoſco, llamado vulgarmẽte Chiribuſco

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. Churubusco (a town in Indiana, United States)
3. Churubusco (a hamlet in New York, United States)