Jalapa.
a department of Guatemala
Meaning & usage
a department of Guatemala
a city in Nicaragua
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Xalapan (“sand by the water”), from xalli (“sand”) + atl (“water”) + -pan (“place”).
a Mexican language belonging to the Mazatec family
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Xalapan (“sand by the water”), from xalli (“sand”) + atl (“water”) + -pan (“place”).
obsolete spelling of Xalapa: a city, the state capital of Veracruz, Mexico
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Xalapan (“sand by the water”), from xalli (“sand”) + atl (“water”) + -pan (“place”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.