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Totonac

Totonac noun: a member of a people who resided in the eastern coastal and mountainous regions of Mexico at the time of the Spanish arrival in 1519, and who now reside in the states of Veracruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo.

Noun

Totonac (plural Totonacs or Totonac)

  1. A member of a people who resided in the eastern coastal and mountainous regions of Mexico at the time of the Spanish arrival in 1519, and who now reside in the states of Veracruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo.

Proper noun

Totonac

  1. The language (sometimes classified as a language cluster) spoken by the Totonac.

Forms of Totonac

pluralTotonacs
pluralTotonac

Origin of Totonac

From Spanish Totonaca, from Nahuatl Totonacatl.

Words formed from Totonac

Phrases with Totonac

Questions about Totonac

What does Totonac mean?
Totonac means a member of a people who resided in the eastern coastal and mountainous regions of Mexico at the time of the Spanish arrival in 1519, and who now reside in the states of Veracruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo.
What part of speech is Totonac?
Totonac can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Totonac?
The plural of Totonac is Totonacs.

Words near Totonac in the dictionary

  1. totoaba
  2. totoabas
  3. totok
  4. Totomian
  5. Toton
  6. Totonac
  7. Totonacan
  8. Totonaco
  9. Totonacos
  10. Totonacs
  11. Totonicapán

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