LIST OF AZTEC PLACE-NAMES
Acalhuacan. [Place of those who have canoes.] Compounded of acal/z (canoe);
hua, which is a possessive particle; can (place).
Acamilixtlahuacan. [Where are level fields of rushes.] Compounded of aca^/
(reed); milli (field); ixtlahuac^z (level expanse); can (place).
Acamiltzinco. [Place of small fields of rushes.] Compounded of aca^/ (rush);
mil/i (field); tzin^Z^, diminutive particle; co (place).
Acapan. [Place of rushes.] Compounded of aca/Z (reed, rush); pan (place).
Acapetlatlan. [Place of rush mats.] Compounded of slcslU (rush, reed); petla^/
(mat); tlan (place of abundance).
Acapolco. [Where the rushes were destroyed.] Compounded of aca^/ (rush);
poloa (to destroy, to lose); co (place).
Acatepec. [In the mountain of reeds.] Compounded of aca// (reed); tepetl
(mountain); c (in).
Acaticpac. [Over (or above) the canes.] Compounded of acat/ (cane); icpac
(above).
Acatzinco. [Place of small rushes.] Compounded of aca// (rush); tzintlij diminu¬
tive particle; co (place).
Acatzochic. [In the flowers of the cane.] Compounded of acat? (cane); xochitl;
(flower); c (in).
Acatzochitlan. [Among the flowers of the cane.] Compounded of acat/ (cane/)
xochitl (flower); tlan (among).
Acayocan. [Place full of canes, or rushes.] Compounded of acayu/Z (full of
canes); can (place). Acayutl=aca^il (cane) and yutl (full of).
Acazacatla. [Where is abundance of rushes and straw.] Compounded of aca//
(rush); zaca/Z (grass, straw); tla (abundance).
Acocozpan. [In the very yellow water.] Compounded of a// (water); cocoztic
(very yellow); pan (in, place).
Acolhuacan. [Place of the Acolhuas.] Compounded of Acolhua, a tribal name;
can (place). Acolhua=acol/i (shoulder) and hua, a possessive particle.
Acolnahuac. [Near the Acolhuas.] Compounded of Acolkua, a tribal name;
nahua (near).
Acozpa. [In the yellow water.] Compounded of a// (water); coztic (yellow);
pa (in).
Acuitlapan. [In the water of the filth.] Compounded of a// (water); cuitla//
(excrement); pan (place, in).
Ahuacatlan. [Place of many ahuacates.] Compounded of ahuaca// (ahuacate,
alligator pear); tlan (abundance).
Ahuatepec. [In the mountain of live-oaks.] Compounded of ahua/Z (live-oak);
tepetl (mountain); c (in).
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