zocalon.
/ˈzɒkələʊ/ In Mexico, a public square, a plaza.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > open space > public square
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1884 J. W. Steele To Mexico by Palace Car v. 75 The square in front of the Cathedral, called the Zócalo, is the place of universal resort.
1884 F. A. Ober Trav. Mexico xii. 232 Beneath us is the great square, with the smaller one, the zocalo, or pleasure garden, in its center.
1912 E. H. Blickfeld Mexican Journey x. 119 The Zocalo, as it is called, is the real center of Mexico City.
1927 D. H. Lawrence Mornings in Mexico 39 And a plaza is a zocalo, a hub.
1957 M. Lowry Let. 17 Mar. (1967) 398 I read of revolutions, counterrevolutions..in the zócalo.
1975 Times 24 May 10/3 Oaxaca..its zocalo, with its trees and its arcades.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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