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Mixtec

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to the Mixtecs or their language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mixteco, Ñudzahui, Ñudzavui

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The language or language family of this people.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mixteco, Ñudzahui, Ñudzavui

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of a Mesoamerican people who live primarily in southern Mexico.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mixteco, Ñudzahui, Ñudzavui

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mixteco, alteration of mixteca, from Classical Nahuatl mixtēcah (“Mixtecs”, plural).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: mixteco — Translations
  • Chiquihuitlán Mazatec: chincha — Translations
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tuhun cahan vaha — Translations
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tsa cahan vaha — Translations
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: san sau — Translations
  • Spanish: mixteco — Translations
  • Copala Triqui: xnaꞌánj tuꞌvi̱i̱ — Translations
  • Guerrero Amuzgo: catsuee — Translations
  • San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo: kìtzue — Translations
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: ñudzavui — Translations
  • Classical Nahuatl: mixtēcah — Translations
  • Spanish: mixteca — Translations