chapoltepec

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From chapolin (“grasshopper”) +‎ tepētl (“mountain, hill”) +‎ -co.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃa.poɬˈté.peːk]

Proper noun

chapoltepēc (locative)

1. (in the place of the) grasshopper hill; (in) Chapultepec; the forest retreat of Aztec rulers.

Descendants

• Spanish: Chapultepec