Mixtec
[ mees-tek ]
noun,plural Mix·tecs, (especially collectively) Mix·tec for 1.
a member of an Indigenous people of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Puebla, Mexico.
the Oto-Manguean language of the Mixtecs, consisting of a number of highly divergent dialects.
adjective
of or relating to the Mixtec or their language
Origin of Mixtec
1First recorded in 1840–50; from Mexican Spanish mixteco, from Nahuatl mixtēcah, plural of mixtēcatl “person from Mixtlān ” (mix (tli ) “cloud” + -tlān locative suffix, -tēcatl suffix of personal nouns)
- Also Mixteco.
Other words from Mixtec
- Mix·tec·an [mees-tek-uhn], /misˈtɛk ən/, adjective, noun
Words Nearby Mixtec
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How to use Mixtec in a sentence
The priest, an excellent man, is a pure-blooded Mixtec indian, talking the language as his mother tongue.
In Indian Mexico (1908) | Frederick Starr
British Dictionary definitions for Mixtec
Mixtec
/ (ˈmiːstɛk) /
noun
plural -tecs or -tec a member of an American Indian people of Mexico
the language of this people
Derived forms of Mixtec
- Mixtecan, adjective, noun
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