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Otomi

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌoʊtəˈmiː/

1

name

Meaning 1

An Oto-Manguean language and one of the indigenous languages of Mexico, spoken by around 240,000 indigenous Otomi people in the central altiplano region of Mexico.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A person belonging to the indigenous Otomi ethnic group of central Mexico.

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Classical Nahuatl otomitl Classical Nahuatl otomihbor. Spanish otomíbor. English Otomi Borrowed from Spanish otomí, from Classical Nahuatl otomih, plural of otomitl.