Alaguilac

noun

Al·​a·​gui·​lac

ˌa-lə-gwē-ˈläk

plural Alaguilac or Alaguilacs

1

a

: a Nahuatlan people in eastern Guatemala

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Uto-Aztecan language of the Alaguilac people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, of American Indian origin

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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