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zapotec

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
za-potec
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

name

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

adj

Of or relating to the Zapotec people.

adj

Of or relating to their language.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Zapotecs (plural)

Phrases

Zapotec nest

Synonyms

Zapotecan zapotec language zapotecan language

Questions

What does zapotec mean?
A member of an indigenous people of Mexico, concentrated in the state of Oaxaca and spread into some neighbouring states.
Where does zapotec come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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