cui·ca·tec \ˈkwēkəˌtek, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\noun orcui·ca·te·co\ˌkwēkəˈtā(ˌ)kō\ (pluralcuicatecorcuicatecsorcuicatecoorcuicatecos) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish cuicateco, of American Indian origin 1. a.: an Indian people of the district of Cuicatlan in the Mexican state of Oaxaca b.: a member of such people 2.: the Mixtecan language of the Cuicatec people