Toltec

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noun

A member of a pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th centuries AD.

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Tolteca
OriginSpanish tolteca ← Nahuatl tōltēcah →
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Meanings

nounToltec (plural Toltecs or Toltec)

plural Toltecs

  1. A member of a pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th centuries AD.

    Synonyms: Tolteca

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of a pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th centuries AD.

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Tolteca

Origin

  1. Nahuatltōltēcah
  2. Spanishtolteca
  3. EnglishToltec

From Spanish tolteca, from Nahuatl tōltēcah, plural of tōltēcatl (“inhabitant of Tollan”), from Tōllān + -catl.

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Translations

Czech Tolték
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Finnish tolteekki
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French Toltèque
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German Tolteke, Toltekin
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Romanian toltec, toltecă
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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