Standard Lemma guide

Aztec

adj · name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈæz.tɛk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 Z T EH2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Mexica people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Aztecan, Mexica, Mexican

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the Nahuas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Aztecan, Nahua, Mexican

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of or pertaining to the Nahuatl language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Aztecan, Mexican

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

One of the Nahuatl languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mexican

Antonyms: none provided

5

name

Meaning 5

A city, the county seat of San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A Mexica.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mexica, Mexican

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A Nahua.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Nahua

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A hybrid defensive back position combining aspects of the safety, nickelback and linebacker positions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Nahuatl

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: ацтэ́кскі (actékski) — of or pertaining to the ethnic group
  • Catalan: asteca — of or pertaining to the ethnic group
  • Finnish: atsteekki- — of or pertaining to the ethnic group
  • French: aztèque — of or pertaining to the ethnic group
  • Hebrew: אצטקי — of or pertaining to the ethnic group
  • Hungarian: azték — of or pertaining to the ethnic group
  • Macedonian: а́цтечки (áctečki) — of or pertaining to the ethnic group
  • Marathi: आझटेक (ājhṭek) — of or pertaining to the ethnic group
  • Polish: aztecki — of or pertaining to the ethnic group
  • Russian: ацте́кский (actɛ́kskij) — of or pertaining to the ethnic group
  • Serbo-Croatian: àztečkī — of or pertaining to the ethnic group
  • Swedish: aztekisk — of or pertaining to the ethnic group
  • Ukrainian: ацте́кський (actéksʹkyj) — of or pertaining to the ethnic group
  • Belarusian: ацтэ́кскі (actékski) — of or pertaining to the language
  • Finnish: nahuatlinkielinen — of or pertaining to the language
  • Macedonian: а́цтечки (áctečki) — of or pertaining to the language
  • Marathi: आझटेक (ājhṭek) — of or pertaining to the language
  • Russian: ацте́кский (actékskij) — of or pertaining to the language
  • Serbo-Croatian: àztečkī — of or pertaining to the language
  • Ukrainian: ацте́кський (actéksʹkyj) — of or pertaining to the language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 納瓦特爾語 /纳瓦特尔语 (Nàwǎtè'ěryǔ) — Nahuatl — see also Nahuatl
  • Finnish: nahuatl — Nahuatl — see also Nahuatl
  • Finnish: atsteekkien kieli — Nahuatl — see also Nahuatl
  • Galician: náhuatl — Nahuatl — see also Nahuatl
  • Irish: Nachuáitlis — Nahuatl — see also Nahuatl
  • Irish: Astaicis — Nahuatl — see also Nahuatl
  • Macedonian: а́цтечки (áctečki) — Nahuatl — see also Nahuatl
  • Marathi: आझटेक (ājhṭek) — Nahuatl — see also Nahuatl
  • Polish: nahuatl — Nahuatl — see also Nahuatl
  • Polish: aztecki — Nahuatl — see also Nahuatl
  • Russian: ацте́кский — Nahuatl — see also Nahuatl
  • Serbo-Croatian: ацтечки — Nahuatl — see also Nahuatl
  • Serbo-Croatian: actečki — Nahuatl — see also Nahuatl
  • Serbo-Croatian: nahuatl — Nahuatl — see also Nahuatl
  • Swahili: Kiazteki — Nahuatl — see also Nahuatl
  • Belarusian: ацтэ́к (acték) — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Catalan: asteca — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Danish: azteker — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Finnish: atsteekki — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • French: Aztèque — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Galician: azteca — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Greek: Αζτέκος (Aztékos) — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Hungarian: azték — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Kazakh: ацтек (astek) — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Macedonian: А́цтек (Áctek) — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Marathi: आझटेक (ājhṭek) — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Norwegian Bokmål: azteker — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: aztekar — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Polish: Aztek — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Polish: Azteczka — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Russian: ацте́к (acték) — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Serbo-Croatian: Àztēk — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Spanish: azteca — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Spanish: asteca — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Swedish: aztek — person from indigenous ethnic group
  • Ukrainian: ацте́к (acték) — person from indigenous ethnic group
Real reading context

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