nounWord forms: plural(for 1)-tecs or esp collectively -tec
1.
a member of an indigenous people of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Puebla, Mexico
2.
the Oto-Manguean language of the Mixtecs, consisting of a number of highly divergent dialects
Also: Mixteco
Derived forms
Mixtecan
adjective or noun
Word origin
[1840–50; ‹ MexSp mixteco ‹ Nahuatl mixtēcah, pl. of mixtēcatl person from Mixtlān (mix(tli) cloud + -tlān locative suffix, -tēcatl suffix of personal nouns)]
Word lists with
Mixtec
North American Languages, Central and South American Indian peoples, Native American tribes