Zapotec

English

Etymology

From Spanish zapoteca, from Nahuatl tzapotēcah, plural of tzapotēcatl (“inhabitant of the place of sapote”).

Noun

Zapotec (plural Zapotecs or Zapotec)

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
• Finnish: zapoteekki (fi)
• French: Zapothèque
• 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

Derived terms

• Zapotec nest

Translations

of or relating to the Zapotec people

• French: zapotèque (fr)
• Polish: zapotecki (pl)
• Spanish: zapoteco (es)

of or relating to their language

• Breton: Zapotekeg
• Italian: zapoteco (it)
• Polish: zapotecki (pl) m
• Sardinian: zapotecu
• Spanish: zapoteco (es)