Aguacatec
noun
Agua·ca·tec
ə-ˈgwä-kə-ˌtek
plural Aguacatec or Aguacatecs
1
a
: an Indian people living in the region of Aguacatan, Guatemala
b
: a member of such people
2
: the Mayan language of the Aguacatec people
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Spanish aguacateco, borrowed from Nahuatl (presumably āhuacatēcatl, inhabitant of Āhuacatlān, literally, "place of the avocados," from āhuacatl "avocado" + -tlān, locative suffix)
First Known Use
1875, in the meaning defined at sense 2