Mixtec

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noun

A member of a Mesoamerican people who live primarily in southern Mexico.

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MixtecoÑudzahuiÑudzavui
OriginSpanish mixteco ← Classical Nahuatl mixtēcah →
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Meanings

nounMixtec (plural Mixtecs or Mixtec)

plural Mixtecs · alternative obsolete Mistec

  1. A member of a Mesoamerican people who live primarily in southern Mexico.

    Synonyms: Mixteco, Ñudzahui, Ñudzavui

adjectiveMixtec (comparative more Mixtec, superlative most Mixtec)

comparative more Mixtec · superlative most Mixtec · alternative obsolete Mistec

  1. Relating to the Mixtecs or their language.

    Synonyms: Mixteco, Ñudzahui, Ñudzavui

proper noun

alternative obsolete Mistec

  1. The language or language family of this people.

    Synonyms: Mixteco, Ñudzahui, Ñudzavui

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of a Mesoamerican people who live primarily in southern Mexico.

Similar
MixtecoÑudzahuiÑudzavui

adjectiveRelating to the Mixtecs or their language.

Similar
MixtecoÑudzahuiÑudzavui

proper nounThe language or language family of this people.

Similar
MixtecoÑudzahuiÑudzavui
Also see
ñudzahui

Origin

  1. Classical Nahuatlmixtēcah“Mixtecs”
  2. Spanishmixteco
  3. EnglishMixtec

Borrowed from Spanish mixteco, alteration of mixteca, from Classical Nahuatl mixtēcah (“Mixtecs”, plural).

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Translations

Spanish mixteco, mixteca
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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