English Explanatory Dictionary

Huastec

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an indigenous people inhabiting the Mexican states of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas.
  2. Any person from the Mexican region known as La Huasteca, where the Huastecs have traditionally lived.
name
  1. A Mayan language spoken by the Huastec
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Huastec people.
  2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of La Huasteca, Mexico.

Word forms

Huastec Huastecs more Huastec most Huastec

Etymology

Via Spanish huasteco from the Nahuatl word cuextécatl, which has two possible origins, either the word cuachalolotl (Nahuatl for small snail) or huaxitl (Nahuatl for river tamarind, also known as guaje)

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