Zapotec

English

Etymology

From Spanish zapoteca, from Nahuatl Tzapotēcah, plural of Tzapotēcatl (“inhabitant of the place of sapote”).

Noun

Zapotec (plural Zapotecs or Zapotec)

A member of an indigenous people of Mexico, concentrated in the state of Oaxaca and spread into some neighbouring states.

Translations

member of indigenous people of Mexico

Classical Nahuatl: Tzapotecatl
Finnish: zapoteekki (fi)

French: Zapothèque
Spanish: zapoteca (es) m

Proper noun

Zapotec

Any of a group of Oto-Manguean languages spoken by the Zapotec people.

Translations

any of a group of Oto-Manguean languages spoken by the Zapotec people

Spanish: zapoteco (es) m

Adjective

Zapotec (not comparable)

Of or relating to the Zapotec people.
Of or relating to their language.

Synonyms

Zapotecan

Translations

of or relating to the Zapotec people

French: zapothèque

Spanish: zapoteco (es) m, zapoteca (es) f

of or relating to their language

Spanish: zapoteco (es) m, zapoteca (es) f

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