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Aztec.

Of or pertaining to the Mexica people.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈæz.tɛk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Of or pertaining to the Mexica people.

  2. Of or pertaining to the Nahuas.

  3. Of or pertaining to the Nahuatl language.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish azteca, from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlán”).

noun/ˈæz.tɛk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. A Mexica.

  2. A Nahua.

  3. A hybrid defensive back position combining aspects of the safety, nickelback and linebacker positions.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish azteca, from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlán”).

name/ˈæz.tɛk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. One of the Nahuatl languages.

  2. A city, the county seat of San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish azteca, from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlán”).

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