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Tepozteco

Tepozteco adjective: of or pertaining to Tepoztlán.

Adjective

Tepozteco (comparative more Tepozteco, superlative most Tepozteco)

  1. Of or pertaining to Tepoztlán.

Noun

Tepozteco (plural Tepoztecos)

  1. A person from Tepoztlán.
    • The varying characteristics of the barrios are recognized by the Tepoztecos themselves, and at least the more reflective of them can express the differences they feel.1930, Robert Refield, “The Organization of the Village”, in Tepoztlan, A Mexican Village: A Study of Folk Life, Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press, published 1946, page 80

Proper noun

Tepozteco

  1. A mountain near Tepoztlán.
    • The Sunday field trip included climbing the Tepozteco, a steep volcanic cliff overlooking the village of Tepoztlán.1973 November 9, C. Lomnitz, “Geodynamics Syposium in Mexico”, in Science, volume 182, number 4112, →JSTOR, page 607
  2. (often) A temple on Tepozteco Mountain.
    • Built on the very tip of a finger of rock pointing to the sky, a thousand feet above the level of the plaza of the Aztec village of Tepoztlan, Morelos, below, stands El Tepozteco, the ancient temple of Ometochtli, Aztec lord of pulque and deity of drunkenness.1927 December 2, “Aztecs Had Their Bacchus”, in The Science News-Letter, volume 12, number 347, →JSTOR, page 355
    • In an earlier paper, Aveni (1975) reported that, on the basis of measurements made with a surveyor’s transit, three Central Mexican sites (Tepozteco, Tenayuca, and Tula) possess nearly the same orientation as Teotihuacan (15° 25′ E of N).1976 October, Anthony F. Aveni, Sharon L. Gibbs, “On the Orientation of Precolumbian Buildings in Central Mexico”, in American Antiquity, volume 41, number 4, →JSTOR, page 510
    Synonyms:
    Casa Tepozteco, Casa del Tepozteco
  3. A deity or legendary king who is venerated on Tepozteco mountain.
    • Today is Altepe-ilhuitl (“fiesta of the pueblo”), commemorative of El Tepozteco, the legendary king of the Tepoztecos in the days before the Conquest.1930, Robert Refield, “A Tepoztecan Book of Days”, in Tepoztlan, A Mexican Village: A Study of Folk Life, Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press, published 1946, page 123
    • The village belief that El Tepozteco is the son of Mary is no longer held and is regarded as backward and superstitious in the city.1952 July, Oscar Lewis, “Urbanization without Breakdown: A Case Study”, in The Scientific Monthly, volume 75, number 1, →JSTOR, page 37
    Synonyms:
    Tepoztecatl

Synonyms of Tepozteco

  • Casa Tepozteco
  • Casa del Tepozteco
  • Tepoztecatl
  • Tepoztecan

Forms of Tepozteco

Adjective
comparativemore Tepozteco
superlativemost Tepozteco
Noun
pluralTepoztecos

Origin of Tepozteco

Borrowed from Spanish Tepozteco.

Questions about Tepozteco

What does Tepozteco mean?
Tepozteco means of or pertaining to Tepoztlán.
What part of speech is Tepozteco?
Tepozteco can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Tepozteco in the dictionary

  1. tepoxalin
  2. tepoy
  3. tepoys
  4. tepozan
  5. tepozans
  6. Tepozteco
  7. Tepoztecos
  8. Tepoztlán
  9. TEPP
  10. teppan
  11. Teppang

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