pochtecatl

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noun

A trader in the Aztec Empire.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounpochtecatl (plural pochteca)

plural pochteca

  1. historicalA trader in the Aztec Empire.

Origin

  1. Classical Nahuatlpōchtēcatl“merchant, trader”
  2. Englishpochtecatl

From Classical Nahuatl pōchtēcatl (“merchant, trader”).

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pochtecatl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pochtecatl

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“pochtecatl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pochtecatl. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pochtecatl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pochtecatl.

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