Coatzacoalcos

From Spanish, from Classical Nahuatl; see below.

Coatzacoalcos

2. A major port city in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Formerly named Puerto México.
4. A municipality of Verazcruz, Mexico.
6. A large river which flows through the city of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, and into the Gulf of Mexico.

• Coatzacoalcos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Coatzacoalcos River on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

From Classical Nahuatl cōātl (“snake”) + tzacualli (“enclosure, something covered”) + -co (“a locative suffix”).

• IPA^(key): /koatθakoˈalkos/ [ko.at̪.θa.koˈal.kos] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /koatsakoˈalkos/ [ko.a.t̪sa.koˈal.kos] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -alkos
  • Syllabification: Co‧a‧tza‧co‧al‧cos
• IPA^(key): (colloquial) /kwatsaˈkwalkos/ [kwat̪.saˈkwal.kos]
  • Rhymes: -alkos

Coatzacoalcos m

1. Coatzacoalcos (a major port city in the state of Veracruz, Mexico)
2. Coatzacoalcos (a municipality of Verazcruz, Mexico)
3. Coatzacoalcos (a large river which flows through the city of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, and into the Gulf of Mexico)

• Coatzacoalcos on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• Río Coatzacoalcos on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es