Etymology

Huastec

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Today it means: A member of an indigenous people inhabiting the Mexican states of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas. Full definition →

Spanish huasteco
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromhuasteco
  2. English todayHuastec

Via Spanish huasteco from the Nahuatl word cuextécatl, which has two possible origins, either the word cuachalolotl (Nahuatl for small snail) or huaxitl (Nahuatl for river tamarind, also known as guaje)

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