Mixtec

English

Alternative forms

  • Mistec (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mixteco, alteration of mixteca, from Classical Nahuatl mixtēcah (“Mixtecs”, plural).

Noun

Mixtec (plural Mixtecs or Mixtec)

  1. A member of a Mesoamerican people who live primarily in southern Mexico.
    Synonyms: Mixteco, Ñudzahui, Ñudzavui
  • la Mixteca
  • Mixteca
  • Mixteca Alta
  • Mixteca Baja

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Adjective

Mixtec (comparative more Mixtec, superlative most Mixtec)

  1. Relating to the Mixtecs or their language.
    Synonyms: Mixteco, Ñudzahui, Ñudzavui

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Proper noun

Mixtec

  1. The language or language family of this people.
    Synonyms: Mixteco, Ñudzahui, Ñudzavui

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