Huastec.
A member of an indigenous people inhabiting the Mexican states of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas.
Meaning & usage
A member of an indigenous people inhabiting the Mexican states of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas.
Any person from the Mexican region known as La Huasteca, where the Huastecs have traditionally lived.
Where this word comes from
Via Spanish huasteco from the Nahuatl word cuextécatl, which has two possible origins, either the word cuachalolotl (Nahuatl for small snail) or huaxitl (Nahuatl for river tamarind, also known as guaje)
A Mayan language spoken by the Huastec
Where this word comes from
Via Spanish huasteco from the Nahuatl word cuextécatl, which has two possible origins, either the word cuachalolotl (Nahuatl for small snail) or huaxitl (Nahuatl for river tamarind, also known as guaje)
Of or pertaining to the Huastec people.
Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of La Huasteca, Mexico.
Where this word comes from
Via Spanish huasteco from the Nahuatl word cuextécatl, which has two possible origins, either the word cuachalolotl (Nahuatl for small snail) or huaxitl (Nahuatl for river tamarind, also known as guaje)
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