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zocalo|ˈzɒkələʊ|
Also zócalo and with capital initial.
[a. Sp.]
In Mexico, a public square, a plaza.
1884J. 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. 1884F. H. Ober Trav. in Mexico xii. 232 Beneath us is the great square, with the smaller one, the zocalo, or pleasure garden, in its center. 1912E. H. Blickfeld Mexican Journey x. 119 The Zocalo, as it is called, is the real center of Mexico City. 1927D. H. Lawrence Mornings in Mexico 39 And a plaza is a zocalo, a hub. 1957M. Lowry Let. 17 Mar. (1967) 398, I read of revolutions, counterrevolutions..in the zócalo. 1975Times 24 May 10/3 Oaxaca..its zocalo, with its trees and its arcades. |