Cuernavaca

American  

[kwer-nuh-vah-kuh, kwer-nah-vah-kah] / ˌkwɛr nəˈvɑ kə, ˌkwɛr nɑˈvɑ kɑ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Morelos, in central Mexico.

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Cuernavaca British  

/ kwɛrnaˈβaka /

noun

1. a city in S central Mexico, capital of Morelos state: resort with nearby Cacahuamilpa Caverns. Pop: 723 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Still, Nayomie Mendoza, the chef behind Cuernavaca’s Grill in Los Angeles, wanted to take things to the next level by making turkey al pastor-style.

From The Wall Street Journal

As raging fires threaten Cuernavaca, Mexico, a young woman choreographs a dance based on the work of expressionist Mary Wigman.

From Los Angeles Times

“This place is an invention, a fantasy,” Estrada says of modern Olvera Street, especially compared with her Mexican hometown of Cuernavaca.

From Los Angeles Times

Born in Mexico, she migrated to California with her parents when she was 5 and then returned to Mexico at age 10, spending much of her adolescence living with her grandparents and many aunts in Cuernavaca, a city about a four-hour drive west of San Salvador Huixcolotla.

From New York Times

And in May the carving returned home in style, escorted by military vehicles from the airport in Cuernavaca, Mexico, to a nearby regional museum.

From New York Times