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Yauco

American  
[you-kaw] / ˈyaʊ kɔ /

noun

  1. a city in SW Puerto Rico.


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Farther south, in the towns of Yauco and Cayey, downed trees knocked out power and rivers raged dangerously high.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2022

When the government advertised applications had opened in September for its new housing program after more than two years of delays, Camacho, the Yauco mother, immediately went online to apply.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2020

It also authorizes building to mitigate future disasters and covers six municipalities including Ponce, Guánica and Yauco.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2020

She hasn’t had any peace since the September 2017 tempest rendered her Yauco home uninhabitable.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2020

With the exception of encounters with the enemy at Guayama, Hormigueros, Coarno, and Yauco and an attack on a force landed at Cape San Juan, there was no serious resistance.

From Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents William McKinley, Messages, Proclamations, and Executive Orders Relating to the Spanish-American War by McKinley, William