Mazatec

American  

[maz-uh-tek] / ˈmæz əˌtɛk /

noun

plural

Mazatecs,

plural

Mazatec

1. a member of an American Indian people of northern Oaxaca, in Mexico.

2. the Oto-Manguean language of the Mazatec.

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Other Word Forms

• Mazatecan adjective

Example Sentences

Her bold, mystical paintings immortalize the Mazatec shaman María Sabina and the Chilean musician Violeta Parra, as if Giotto were commissioned to produce a series of broadsides for the Latin American left.

From New York Times

Among those taking part were indigenous groups from the south-western state of Oaxaca such as Triqui, Mazatec and Zapotec, as well as groups from southern Chiapas state, such as the Tzetal.

From BBC

I am going to revisit the Elizabethan poets and the beautiful chants of the Mazatec healer Maria Sabina, both for inspiration.

From New York Times

Collectively, they have produced a multi-site sound installation that contends with these issues in the Oaxacan whistled language of Mazatec, a work created in collaboration with linguist and educator Eloy Garcia.

From Los Angeles Times

To local Mazatec people, Steele looks like “someone from Mars,” he says.

From National Geographic