Otomi

[oh-tuh-mee]

noun

plural

Otomis ,

plural

Otomi .

1. a member of an Indigenous people of south-central Mexico.

2. the Oto-Manguean language of the Otomi.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Otomi or their language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Otomi¹

First recorded in 1780–90; from Mexican Spanish otomí from Nahuatl otomih, plural of otomitl; literal meaning unknown

Example Sentences

Her main competitor, Xóchitl Gálvez, meanwhile, had a father who was Indigenous Otomi.

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The face of Gálvez — who has Indigenous roots, with an Otomi father — is not.

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She grew up poor in the central state of Hidalgo, and her father was an Indigenous Otomi schoolteacher.

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Her father - an indigenous Otomi schoolteacher - was an abusive alcoholic, Ms Gálvez says, according to the Associated Press.

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Growing up poor in the central state of Hidalgo, her father was an Indigenous Otomi schoolteacher.

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