Zapotec
English
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish zapoteca, from Nahuatl tzapotēcah, plural of tzapotēcatl (“inhabitant of the place of sapote”).
Noun
editZapotec (plural Zapotecs or Zapotec)
- A member of an indigenous people of Mexico, concentrated in the state of Oaxaca and spread into some neighbouring states.
Translations
editmember of indigenous people of Mexico
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Proper noun
editZapotec
- Any of a group of Oto-Manguean languages spoken by the Zapotec people.
Translations
editAdjective
editZapotec (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Zapotec people.
- Of or relating to their language.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editof or relating to the Zapotec people