Mixtec
noun
a member of an Indigenous people of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Puebla, Mexico.
Mixtecs
-
pluralof Mixtec.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The Mixtecs of Oaxaca first developed the method to obtain the precious pigment centuries before the Spaniards arrived.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
Their voices and the soft conversations of couples circling the plaza were like birdsong: Zapotecs and Mixtecs speaking with a lilt and tumble and murmur that was so pleasing.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 28, 2016
The Museum was too busy spending money on such academic sure things as the arts of the Mayas, the Mixtecs and the Aztecs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under his direction, the ceremonial center of the Mixtecs and Zapotecs at Monte Alban, near Oaxaca, had been excavated.
From Time Magazine Archive
At first a trip was made, by horse, from Oaxaca into the Mixteca Alta, where Mixtecs and Triquis were studied.
From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Frederick Starr
