单词 | huastec |
释义 | Huastec in American English (wɑsˈtɛk; ˈwɑsˌtɛk) noun 1. a member of an Amerindian people living in N Veracruz state and adjacent regions of Mexico 2. the Mayan language of this people Word origin MexSp huasteco < Nahuatl kwešte:kaλ, of uncert. orig.Huastec in American English (ˈwɑːstek) nounWord forms: plural (for 1) -tecs or esp collectively -tec 1. a member of an Indian people of Mexico 2. a Mayan language, the language of the Huastecs Derived forms Haustecan adjective Word origin [1835–45; ‹ MexSp huasteco ‹ Nahuatl huāxtēcatl person from Huāxtlān, equiv. to huāx(in) a tropical tree that produces edible pods + -tlān locative suffix, -tēcatl suffix of ethnic names]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: communism, crosshead, hot plate, hybridize, serial |
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