Chapultepec
/ˌtʃɑː.pʊlˈtɛ.pɛk/noun
A hill and historic district in Mexico City, famous for Chapultepec Castle and park.
Did you know?Chapultepec comes from Nahuatl, where chapolin means grasshopper and tepetl means hill, so the name preserves an Indigenous landscape description older than Mexico City itself.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Columbian Nahuatl
Nah
Chapoltepēc
“Grasshopper Hill”
16th Century
Nah
Chapultepec
“Spanish spelling of the Nahuatl place name”
Modern Spanish
Spa
Chapultepec
“The established name of the hill, castle, park, and surrounding district”
Modern English
Eng
Chapultepec
“A proper name referring to the Mexico City landmark and area”