zocalohttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zocalo_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezocalo, n.
First published 1986; not fully revised

zocalonoun

  1. 1884–
    In Mexico, a public square, a plaza.
    1. 1884
      The square in front of the Cathedral, called the Zócalo, is the place of universal resort.
      J. W. Steele, To Mexico by Palace Car v. 75
    2. 1884
      Beneath us is the great square, with the smaller one, the zocalo, or pleasure garden, in its center.
      F. A. Ober, Travels in Mexico xii. 232
    3. 1912
      The Zocalo, as it is called, is the real center of Mexico City.
      E. H. Blickfeld, Mexican Journey x. 119
    4. 1927
      And a plaza is a zocalo, a hub.
      D. H. Lawrence, Mornings in Mexico 39
    5. 1957
      I read of revolutions, counterrevolutions..in the zócalo.
      M. Lowry, Letter 17 March (1967) 398
    6. 1975
      Oaxaca..its zocalo, with its trees and its arcades.
      Times 24 May 10/3

zocalo, n. was first published in 1986; not fully revised.

zocalo, n. was last modified in December 2024.