Jalisco

American

[hah-lees-kaw] / hɑˈlis kɔ /

noun

a state in W Mexico. 31,152 sq. mi. (80,685 sq. km). Guadalajara.

Jalisco British

/ xaˈlisko /

noun

a state of W Mexico, on the Pacific: crossed by the Sierra Madre; valuable mineral resources. Capital: Guadalajara. Pop: 6 321 278 (2000). Area: 80 137 sq km (30 934 sq miles)

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It depends on what I’m craving, but usually I’ll end up at Burritos La Palma, which is a stand, and Mariscos Jalisco, which is a truck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Taiwanese giant Foxconn assembles server racks in Jalisco, and serves as a strategic partner to US chip designer Nvidia.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

The executive order is part of the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle Mexican drug cartels that includes the Jalisco New Genertion Cartel and the Beltran Leyva Organization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

It uses Mexican blue agave from the tequila heartland of Jalisco.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

He was as proud of being from the state of Morelos as my father was about being from Jalisco.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez

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