Huastec

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noun

A member of an indigenous people inhabiting the Mexican states of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas.

OriginSpanish huasteco →
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Meanings

nounHuastec (plural Huastecs or Huastec)

plural Huastecs

  1. A member of an indigenous people inhabiting the Mexican states of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas.
  2. Any person from the Mexican region known as La Huasteca, where the Huastecs have traditionally lived.
proper nounHuastec (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Mayan language spoken by the Huastec
adjectiveHuastec (comparative more Huastec, superlative most Huastec)

comparative more Huastec · superlative most Huastec

  1. Of or pertaining to the Huastec people.
  2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of La Huasteca, Mexico.

Origin

  1. Spanishhuasteco
  2. EnglishHuastec

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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APA

Huastec. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huastec

MLA

“Huastec.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huastec. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Huastec,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huastec.

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