Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yucatec

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: yu-catec
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a Mayan people who inhabit the Yucatán peninsula.

name

The Mayan language of this people.

name

A native or inhabitant of the Mexican state of Yucatán.

Etymology

From Spanish yucateco.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: yucateco

Inflected Forms

Yucatecs (plural)

Synonyms

yucateco yucatec language yucateco language

Questions

What does yucatec mean?: A member of a Mayan people who inhabit the Yucatán peninsula.
Where does yucatec come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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