Cuernavaca

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  1. 1
    A city in Morelos.
  2. 2
    A municipality of Morelos. Capital: Cuernavaca.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cuernavaca, from a Nahuan language (cf. Classical Nahuatl Cuauhnāhuac, from cuahuitl (“tree”) + -nāhuac (“near”)); influenced by cuerno (“horn”) and vaca (“cow”).

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