Acapulco

[ak-uh-pool-koh, ah-kah-pool-kaw]

noun

1. a seaport and resort in SW Mexico, on the Pacific.

Acapulco

/ akaˈpulko, ˌækəˈpʊlkəʊ /

noun

1. Official name: Acapulco de Juárez. a port and resort in SW Mexico, in Guerrero state. Pop: 761 000 (2005 est)

Acapulco

1. City on Mexico's Pacific coast.

A fashionable resort known for its beaches and water sports, which include cliff diving.

Example Sentences

Diners — white, Black, Latino, Asian, Muslim — cheered as divers twisted and turned off a 30-foot fake waterfall into a small pool every 20 minutes in an homage to Acapulco’s famous clavadistas.

From Los Angeles Times

The Cuauhtémoc left Acapulco, Mexico, on 6 April on a tour that included stops in New York and Aberdeen, Scotland, for the city's Tall Ships race in July.

From BBC

Born in the coastal resort of Acapulco, his parents took him to the US when he was just six-months-old.

From BBC

According to local paper El Sol de Acapulco, the judge had been in charge of the court which dealt with murders, kidnappings and car thefts.

From BBC

In the beach town of Acapulco, a family of five, including a child, was shot to death inside a home.

From Los Angeles Times