Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mixtec

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: mix-tec
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a Mesoamerican people who live primarily in southern Mexico.

adj

Relating to the Mixtecs or their language.

name

The language or language family of this people.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mixteco, alteration of mixteca, from Classical Nahuatl mixtēcah (“Mixtecs”, plural).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: mixteco, mixtēcah

Inflected Forms

Mixtecs (plural) Mistec (alternative, obsolete) more Mixtec (comparative) most Mixtec (superlative)

Derived Forms

Mixtecan

Phrases

la Mixteca Mixteca Alta Mixteca Baja

Frequently Paired Words

la Mixteca Mixteca Mixteca Alta Mixteca Baja

Synonyms

Mixteco Ñudzahui Ñudzavui

Questions

What does mixtec mean?: A member of a Mesoamerican people who live primarily in southern Mexico.
Where does mixtec come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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