First Known Use: 1843
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Zapotec
noun Za·po·tec \ˌzä-pə-ˈtek, ˌsä-\
Definition of ZAPOTEC
: a member of an American Indian people of Oaxaca state, Mexico
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Origin of ZAPOTEC
Spanish zapoteca, from Nahuatl tzapotēcah, plural of tzapotēcatl, literally, person of (the land of) sapodillas, from tzapotl sapodilla fruit + -tēcatl person (from)
Rhymes with ZAPOTEC
afterdeck, à la grecque, biotech, bodycheck, bottleneck, cashier's check, Chiang Kai-shek, countercheck, demi-sec, discotheque, double-check, double-deck, hunt-and-peck, leatherneck, littleneck, nanotech, neck and neck, New Quebec, Pont l'Évêque, quarterdeck, rubber check, rubberneck, shepherd's check, triple sec, turtleneck, weather deck, Yucatec
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