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Mazatec

[ maz-uh-tek ]
/ ˈmæz əˌtɛk /
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noun, plural Maz·a·tecs, (especially collectively) Maz·a·tec for 1.
a member of an American Indian people of northern Oaxaca, in Mexico.
the Oto-Manguean language of the Mazatec.
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OTHER WORDS FROM Mazatec

Maz·a·tec·an, adjective

Words nearby Mazatec

mazard, Mazar-e-Sharif, Mazarin, mazarine, Mazar-i-Sharif, Mazatec, Mazatlán, Mazda, Mazdaism, maze, mazel tov
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How to use Mazatec in a sentence

  • We passed and repassed picturesque groups of Mazatec indians with their burdens.

    In Indian Mexico (1908)|Frederick Starr

  • The mode of wearing the hair among the Mazatec women is in two broad, flat braids hanging down the back.

    In Indian Mexico (1908)|Frederick Starr
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