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

She is set to speak later in Mexico City’s zócalo, or central plaza.

From Los Angeles Times

The drenched protesters – their feet wet but their resolve unbroken – reach their final destination, Mexico City’s main plaza, the Zócalo.

From BBC

“My friends told me I was crazy for not organizing any security for my Day of the Dead exhibition in Mexico City’s Zocalo in 2016,” Romero recalls while turning to a photo of the 113 boat-shaped altars packed with handmade bowls, bottles and fruits — all of which she built and placed throughout the capital’s main square.

From Los Angeles Times

In Mexico City’s main plaza, the Zocalo, Sheinbaum’s lead did not draw the kind of cheering, jubilant crowds that greeted López Obrador’s victory in 2018.

From Seattle Times

From the launch of her campaign to her victory party - both of which were held in Mexico City’s main plaza, the Zócalo - even her most ardent supporters say they want to see more done to tackle violent crime in the drug-violence ravaged nation.

From BBC