Zapotec

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Etymology

From Spanish zapoteca, from Nahuatl Tzapotēcah, plural of Tzapotēcatl "inhabitant of the place of sapote".

Noun

Zapotec (plural Zapotecs)

1. A member of an indigenous people of Mexico, concentrated in the state of Oaxaca and spread into some neighbouring states.

Translations

member of indigenous people of Mexico

Classical Nahuatl: Tzapotecatl French: Zapothèque (fr)

Spanish: zapoteca (es) m.

Proper noun

Zapotec

1. Any of a group of Oto-Manguean languages spoken by the Zapotec people.

Translations

any of a group of Oto-Manguean languages spoken by the Zapotec people

Spanish: zapoteco (es) m.

Adjective

Zapotec (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Zapotec people.
2. Of or relating to their language.

Synonyms

• Zapotecan

Translations

of or relating to the Zapotec people

French: zapothèque (fr)

of or relating to their language

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Spanish: zapoteco m., zapoteca f.