Acayucan

English

Etymology

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

Acayucan

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

Translations

city

• Popoluca:

  Highland: Ca̱pñɨɨm

  Oluta: Capeꞌnʉ̱p

  Sayula: Capnʉꞌm

• Spanish: Acayucan

municipality

• Spanish: Acayucan