Aguacatec

noun

Agua·​ca·​tec

ə-ˈgwä-kə-ˌtek

plural Aguacatec or Aguacatecs

1

a

: an Indian people living in the region of Aguacatan, Guatemala

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Mayan language of the Aguacatec people

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Spanish aguacateco, borrowed from Nahuatl (presumably āhuacatēcatl, inhabitant of Āhuacatlān, literally, "place of the avocados," from āhuacatl "avocado" + -tlān, locative suffix)

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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