zócalo

[ saw-kah-law; English soh-kuh-loh ]

noun

, Mexican Spanish.

, plural zó·ca·los [saw, -kah-laws, soh, -k, uh, -lohz].

1. a public square or plaza, especially in the center of a city or town.

Example Sentences

In the centre was the zocalo, a green oasis of verdure laid out in winding walks and brilliant flower-beds.

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Ned found the little door by which he had entered, and passed outside, hiding again among the trees of the Zocalo.

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