Huastec
noun
Huas·tec
variants or Huaxtec or less commonly Huasteca or Huasteco
ˈwäˌstek
wäˈstākə,
-tekə
-(ˌ)kō
plural Huastec or Huastecs or Huaxtec or Huaxtecs
1
a
: an Indian people of the states of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas, Mexico
b
: a member of such people
2
: the Mayan language of the Huastec people
Huastecan adjective
(ˈ)wä¦stākən
-tek-
Word History
Etymology
Spanish guasteco, guaxteco, huasteco, huaxteco, of American Indian origin