Jalapa

Spanish

Etymology

The place name is from Nahuatl Xalapan (“sand by the water”), from xalli (“sand”) + atl (“water”) + -pan (“place”).

Proper noun

Jalapa ?

  1. A department of Guatemala.
  2. A city in Mexico.

Further reading

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