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toltec

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
toltec
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Toltecs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Tollan Toltecan Tula

Synonyms

Tolteca

Questions

What does toltec mean?
A member of a pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th centuries AD.
Where does toltec come from?
From Spanish tolteca, from Nahuatl tōltēcah, plural of tōltēcatl (“inhabitant of Tollan”), from Tōllān + -catl.

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