Zapotec

Za·po·tec

noun \ˌzä-pə-ˈtek, ˌsä-\

Definition of ZAPOTEC

: a member of an American Indian people of Oaxaca state, Mexico

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)

First Known Use: 1843

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