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Aztec

Syllabification: (Az·tec)
Pronunciation: /ˈazˌtek/

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Definition of Aztec

noun

  • 1a member of the American Indian people dominant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century.
  • 2the extinct language of the Aztecs, a Uto-Aztecan language from which modern Nahuatl is descended.

adjective

  • relating to the Aztecs or their language.

Origin:

from French Aztèque or Spanish Azteca, from Nahuatl aztecatl 'person of Aztlan', their legendary place of origin

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