Mixtec

1. a. A member of a Mesoamerican Indian people of southern Mexico whose civilization was overthrown by the Aztecs in the 16th century.
   b. A modern-day descendant of this people.
2. The language of this people.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , from Nahuatl mixtecatl, inhabitant of Mixtecapán, a province of the Mexican empire