Cuicatec

noun

Cui·​ca·​tec

ˈkwēkəˌtek

variants or Cuicateco

ˌkwēkəˈtā(ˌ)kō

plural Cuicatec or Cuicatecs or Cuicateco or Cuicatecos

1

a

: an Indian people of the district of Cuicatlan in the Mexican state of Oaxaca

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Mixtecan language of the Cuicatec people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish cuicateco, of American Indian origin

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