Main Entry: Tol·tec

Pronunciation: \ˈtōl-ˌtek, ˈtäl-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Spanish tolteca, from Nahuatl tōltēcah, plural of tōltēcatl, literally, person from Tōllān (now Tula de Allende, Mexico)

Date: 1787

: a member of a people that dominated central and southern Mexico prior to the Aztecs

— Tol·tec·an \-ən\ adjective