Mixtec

[ mees-tek ]

noun

, plural Mix·tecs, (especially collectively) Mix·tec

1. a member of an Indigenous people of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Puebla, Mexico.
2. the Oto-Manguean language of the Mixtecs, consisting of a number of highly divergent dialects.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Mixtec or their language

Mixtec

/ ˈmiːstɛk /

noun

1. -tecs-tec a member of an American Indian people of Mexico
2. the language of this people

Derived Forms

• Mixˈtecan, adjectivenoun

Other Words From

• Mix·tec·an [mees-, tek, -, uh, n], adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mixtec¹

First recorded in 1840–50; from Mexican Spanish mixteco, from Nahuatl mixtēcah, plural of mixtēcatl “person from Mixtlān ” ( mix ( tli ) “cloud” + -tlān locative suffix, -tēcatl suffix of personal nouns)

Example Sentences

The priest, an excellent man, is a pure-blooded Mixtec indian, talking the language as his mother tongue.

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