Michoacán

English
Map of Mexico highlighting Michoacán

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl Michhuahcan (“place of fish”), from michhuah (“possessor of fish”)

Proper noun

Michoacán

  1. A state of Mexico.

Translations

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl michhuahcān (“place of fish; fishers”), from michhuah (“one who has fish”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mit͡ʃoaˈkan/, [mit͡ʃoaˈkãn]
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /mit͡ʃwaˈkan/, [mit͡ʃwaˈkãn]
  • Rhymes: -an

Proper noun

Michoacán m

  1. A state of Mexico.

Synonyms
  • MC (abbreviation)

Derived terms

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