English Explanatory Dictionary

Aztec

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Mexica people.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Nahuas.
  3. Of or pertaining to the Nahuatl language.
noun
  1. A Mexica.
  2. A Nahua.
  3. A hybrid defensive back position combining aspects of the safety, nickelback and linebacker positions.
name
  1. One of the Nahuatl languages.
  2. A city, the county seat of San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈæz.tɛk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Aztec.wav

Word forms

Aztec more Aztec most Aztec Aztecs

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish azteca, from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlán”).

Synonyms

Aztecan Mexica Mexican Nahua

Derived words

Aztecan Aztec broccoli Aztec code Aztec Empire Aztec lily Aztec marigold Aztec tobacco Aztec Triple Alliance Aztec two-step Aztequism Uto-Aztec

Translations

Belarusian: ацтэ́кскі Catalan: asteca Finnish: atsteekki- French: aztèque Hebrew: אצטקי Hungarian: azték Macedonian: а́цтечки Marathi: आझटेक Polish: aztecki Russian: ацте́кский Serbo-Croatian: àztečkī Swedish: aztekisk Ukrainian: ацте́кський
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