Nuevo Vallarta

English

Etymology

From Spanish Nuevo Vallarta (literally “New Vallarta”).

Proper noun

Nuevo Vallarta

  1. A neighbourhood of Puerto Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico.

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

From nuevo (“new”) +‎ Vallarta (“surname”). Blend of nuevo +‎ Puerto Vallarta, from being a new development in the Puerto Vallarta area; itself named for Jalisco governor Ignacio Luis Vallarta Ogazón.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌnwebo baˈʝaɾta/ [ˌnwe.β̞o β̞aˈʝaɾ.t̪a] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ˌnwebo baˈʎaɾta/ [ˌnwe.β̞o β̞aˈʎaɾ.t̪a] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ˌnwebo baˈʃaɾta/ [ˌnwe.β̞o β̞aˈʃaɾ.t̪a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌnwebo baˈʒaɾta/ [ˌnwe.β̞o β̞aˈʒaɾ.t̪a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: Nue‧vo Va‧llar‧ta

Proper noun

Nuevo Vallarta

  1. Nuevo Vallarta: a neighbourhood of Puerto Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico

Descendants

  • English: Nuevo Vallarta
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