AtlasMexicoOaxacaOne word pinned hereOaxaca17.0550°N -96.6539°W · Q34110One English word in this atlas traces back to Oaxaca. It sits in Mexico.ShareAll of Mexico Pinned hereOaxacanoun · 20th centuryWell attestedThe stretched-curd cheese is named for a southern Mexican state.Queso Oaxaca comes from the state of Oaxaca, where it is wound into balls. English uses the state name alone.Named for a product of the placeRead →Nearest pinsjalapeñoXalapa, Mexico277 kmtabascoTabasco, Mexico409 kmTabasco sauceTabasco, Mexico409 kmMexican waveMexico, Mexico865 km