maz·a·tec \|mazə|tek\noun ormaz·a·teco\ˌmazəˈtā(ˌ)kō, -te(-\; alsomaz·a·teca\-ākə, -ekə\ (pluralmazatecormazatecsormazatecoormazatecos) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a.: a people of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Veracruz, Mexico b.: a member of such people 2.: the language of the Mazatec people