Mixtec
adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of a Mesoamerican people who live primarily in southern Mexico.
Adjective
- 1 Relating to the Mixtecs or their language.
Proper Noun
- 1 The language or language family of this people.
Example
More examples"Extracting colors from snails is an ancient dyeing method that the Mixtec people have been practicing for around 1,500 years."
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish mixteco, alteration of mixteca, from Classical Nahuatl mixtēcah (“Mixtecs”, plural).