Zapotec Definition
zäpə-tĕk, säpō-
zapotecs
noun
A member of a North American Indian people of S Mexico.
Webster's New World
A modern-day descendant of this people.
American Heritage
The language or group of dialects spoken by this people.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Of the Zapotecs or their language or culture.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Zapotec
Noun
Singular:
Zapotec
Plural:
zapotecsOrigin of Zapotec
Spanish Zapoteco from Nahuatl tzapotēcah pl. of tzapotēcatl person from Tzapotlan from Tzapotlān place name tzapotl sapodilla tlān place
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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