Azcapotzalco

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Azcapotzalco

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Borrowed from Spanish Azcapotzalco, from Classical Nahuatl Āzcapōtzalco, from āzcapōtzalli (“anthill”) + -co (locative suffix).

proper noun Atzcapotzalco · Azcapuzalco

historical A Tepanec polity in the Valley of Mexico. Around 1371, Tenochtitlan became a subordinate to the expanding Tepanec city-state of Azcapotzalco, the first society to rise to empire status since the fall of Tula 300 years before.
One of the demarcaciones territoriales (designated delegaciones until 2016) of Mexico City.

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@misc{azcapotzalco_2026,
  title = {Azcapotzalco},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/azcapotzalco},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}