Zapotec

[ zap-uh-tek, zah-puh-; Spanish sah-paw-tek ]

/ ˈzæp əˌtɛk, ˈzɑ pə-; Spanish ˌsɑ pɔˈtɛk /

noun, plural Za·po·tecs, (especially collectively) Za·po·tec for 1.

a member of an American Indian people living in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.

the Oto-Manguean language of the Zapotecs, consisting of a number of highly divergent dialects.

adjective

Archaeology. of or relating to a Mesoamerican Indian civilization of the Oaxaca region of Mexico c600 b.c. to a.d. 1000, characterized by a bar-and-dot system of enumeration, a calendar of Mayan derivation, ball courts, and underground frescoed tombs.

Origin of Zapotec

<Mexican Spanish zapoteco<Nahuatl tzapotēcah, plural of tzapotēcatl person from Tzapotlān (tzapo(tl) sapodilla + -tēcatl suffix of personal nouns, -tlān locative suffix)

Words nearby Zapotec

Zapata mustache, zapateado, zapateo, Zapopan, Zaporozhye, Zapotec, zap out, Zappa, zappy, zaptiah, ZAPU

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Example sentences from the Web for Zapotec

Juarez was a Zapotec Indian, a hill tribe which had never been fully under Spanish control.
Aztec Land|Maturin M. Ballou
Dr Brinton says that the Zapotec eche, or in the full form be-eche-guia, has the same signification.
Day Symbols of the Maya Year|Cyrus Thomas
The women dress much like the Zapotec women in the neighboring towns.
In Indian Mexico (1908)|Frederick Starr
No birds sing or flowers bloom over the remains of the Zapotec heroes, but venomous spiders and scorpions are abundant.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume IV|Hubert Howe Bancroft

Thus, Petela, an ancient Zapotec cacique whose name signified dog, was worshiped in the cavern of Coatlan.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3|Hubert Howe Bancroft

British Dictionary definitions for Zapotec

Zapotec

/ (ˈzɑːpəˌtɛk) /

noun

Also: Zapotecan (ˌzæpəʊˈtɛkən, ˌzɑː-) plural -tecs or -tec any member of a large tribe of central American Indians inhabiting S Mexico, esp the Mexican state of Oaxaca

the group of languages spoken by this people

adjective

Also: Zapotecan of or relating to this people or their language

Word Origin for Zapotec

from Spanish Zapoteca, from Nahuatl Tzapoteca, literally: people of the land of the sapodillas, from tzapotl sapodilla

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单词	zapotec
释义	Zapotec [ zap-uh-tek, zah-puh-; Spanish sah-paw-tek ] / ˈzæp əˌtɛk, ˈzɑ pə-; Spanish ˌsɑ pɔˈtɛk / noun, plural Za·po·tecs, (especially collectively) Za·po·tec for 1. a member of an American Indian people living in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. the Oto-Manguean language of the Zapotecs, consisting of a number of highly divergent dialects. adjective Archaeology. of or relating to a Mesoamerican Indian civilization of the Oaxaca region of Mexico c600 b.c. to a.d. 1000, characterized by a bar-and-dot system of enumeration, a calendar of Mayan derivation, ball courts, and underground frescoed tombs. Origin of Zapotec <Mexican Spanish zapoteco<Nahuatl tzapotēcah, plural of tzapotēcatl person from Tzapotlān (tzapo(tl) sapodilla + -tēcatl suffix of personal nouns, -tlān locative suffix) Words nearby Zapotec Zapata mustache, zapateado, zapateo, Zapopan, Zaporozhye, Zapotec, zap out, Zappa, zappy, zaptiah, ZAPU Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Zapotec Juarez was a Zapotec Indian, a hill tribe which had never been fully under Spanish control. Aztec Land\|Maturin M. Ballou Dr Brinton says that the Zapotec eche, or in the full form be-eche-guia, has the same signification. Day Symbols of the Maya Year\|Cyrus Thomas The women dress much like the Zapotec women in the neighboring towns. In Indian Mexico (1908)\|Frederick Starr No birds sing or flowers bloom over the remains of the Zapotec heroes, but venomous spiders and scorpions are abundant. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume IV\|Hubert Howe Bancroft Thus, Petela, an ancient Zapotec cacique whose name signified dog, was worshiped in the cavern of Coatlan. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3\|Hubert Howe Bancroft British Dictionary definitions for Zapotec Zapotec / (ˈzɑːpəˌtɛk) / noun Also: Zapotecan (ˌzæpəʊˈtɛkən, ˌzɑː-) plural -tecs or -tec any member of a large tribe of central American Indians inhabiting S Mexico, esp the Mexican state of Oaxaca the group of languages spoken by this people adjective Also: Zapotecan of or relating to this people or their language Word Origin for Zapotec from Spanish Zapoteca, from Nahuatl Tzapoteca, literally: people of the land of the sapodillas, from tzapotl sapodilla Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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