# Cacahuatepec

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌkɑːkəwɑːˈtɛpɛk/

## Definitions
1. A city in Oaxaca, Mexico.
2. A municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico, whose municipal seat is the city of the same name.
3. A town in Guerrero, Mexico.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Cacahuatepec, from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cacao”) + tepētl (“mountain”) + -c (“at, to, from”). The Nahuan word is a calque of a Mixtec word; compare San Juan Colorado Mixtec Yucu Suhva (“cacao mountain”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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