Guadalajara

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Guadalajara, from Arabic وَادِي الْحِجَارَة (wādī l-ḥijāra, literally valley of stones). The city in Mexico was named after the city in Spain by conquistadores.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɡwɑːdələˈhɑːɹə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɡwɑdələˈhɑɹə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɹə

Proper noun

Guadalajara

  1. A province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Capital: Guadalajara.
  2. A city, the capital of Guadalajara, Spain.
  3. A city, the capital of Jalisco, in central Mexico.
    • 2023 November 17, Michael Snyder, “A Guide to Guadalajara, Mexico’s City of Makers”, in The New York Times Style Magazine[1], archived from the original on 17 November 2023:
      For much of the 20th century, the image of Mexico popularized abroad through film, music, art and literature was, more accurately, a portrayal of Jalisco state and especially its capital, Guadalajara.

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَادِي الْحِجَارَة (wādī l-ḥijāra, literally valley of stones).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡwə.ðə.ləˈʒa.ɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ɡwa.ða.laˈd͡ʒa.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa

Proper noun

Guadalajara f

  1. Guadalajara (a province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain; capital: Guadalajara)
  2. Guadalajara (a city, the capital of Guadalajara, Spain)
  3. Guadalajara (a city, the capital of Jalisco, in central Mexico)

Derived terms

  • guadalajareny

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Guadalajara

  1. Guadalajara (the capital city of the state of Jalisco, Mexico)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَادِي الْحِجَارَة (wādī l-ḥijāra, literally valley of stones).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwadalaˈxaɾa/ [ɡwa.ð̞a.laˈxa.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Syllabification: Gua‧da‧la‧ja‧ra

Proper noun

Guadalajara f

  1. Guadalajara (a province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain; capital: Guadalajara)
  2. Guadalajara (a city, the capital of Guadalajara, Spain)
  3. Guadalajara (a city, the capital of Jalisco, in central Mexico)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Guadalajara
  • French: Guadalajara