Toltecan

Variant of Toltec

Toltec definition

Tol·tec (täl′tek′, tōl′-)

noun

a member of an ancient Amerindian people that lived in Mexico before the Aztecs

Etymology: MexSp Tolteca < Nahuatl to∶lte∶kaλ, lit., person from to∶lla∶n, Tula (ancient Toltec city) < to∶lin, cattail

adjective

of the Toltecs or their culture
also Toltecan Tol′·tec′an

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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