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Mixtec

Mixtec noun: a member of a Mesoamerican people who live primarily in southern Mexico.

Noun

Mixtec (plural Mixtecs or Mixtec)

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

Adjective

Mixtec (comparative more Mixtec, superlative most Mixtec)

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

Proper noun

Mixtec

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

Synonyms of Mixtec

Forms of Mixtec

Noun
pluralMixtecs
pluralMixtec
alternative form (obsolete)Mistec
Adjective
comparativemore Mixtec
superlativemost Mixtec

Origin of Mixtec

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

Words formed from Mixtec

Phrases with Mixtec

Questions about Mixtec

What does Mixtec mean?
Mixtec means a member of a Mesoamerican people who live primarily in southern Mexico.
What part of speech is Mixtec?
Mixtec can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Mixtec?
The plural of Mixtec is Mixtecs.

Words near Mixtec in the dictionary

  1. mixt.
  2. mixtape
  3. mixtapes
  4. Mixtard
  5. mixte
  6. Mixtec
  7. Mixtecan
  8. Mixtecanist
  9. Mixtecanists
  10. Mixtecs
  11. mixter

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