Headword:
Atoyac.
Principal English Translation:
a place name meaning at the river, in a river; atoyatl + locative (see attestations)
IPAspelling:
ɑːtoːjɑːk
Attestations from sources in English:
In Oaxaca, the Río Atoyac preserves the Nahuatl word for river (with a locative) and adds the Spanish word for river. This is a part of the Río Balsas.
There is a type of pottery with "Atoyac yellow" or "yellow-white outleaned wall bowls" that comes from archaeological sites such as San José Mogote.
The state of Guerrero has a municipality called Atoyac de Álvarez, and the states of Jalisco, Veracruz, and Oaxaca also have towns named Atoyac.
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