Popoloca

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proper noun

Any of several different indigenous languages of Mexico, including languages of the Mixe-Zoquean family and the Oto-Manguean family.

OriginNahuatl popoloca →
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Meanings

nounPopoloca pl (plural only)

alternative Popoluca

  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of Popoluca.
proper noun

alternative Popoluca

  1. Any of several different indigenous languages of Mexico, including languages of the Mixe-Zoquean family and the Oto-Manguean family.

Origin

  1. Nahuatlpopoloca
  2. Nahuatlpopoloca
  3. EnglishPopoloca

Borrowed from Nahuatl popoloca (“speak unintelligibly”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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