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- Nahuatl · derived fromtzapotēcah
- Spanish · derived fromzapoteca
- English todayZapotec
From Spanish zapoteca, from Nahuatl tzapotēcah, plural of tzapotēcatl (“inhabitant of the place of sapote”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zapotec
Today it means: A member of an indigenous people of Mexico, concentrated in the state of Oaxaca and spread into some neighbouring states. Full definition →
Spanish zapoteca ← Nahuatl tzapotēcah