Tepecano
noun
Tep·e·ca·no
\ˌtepāˈkä(ˌ)nō\
Definition of Tepecano
Tepecano
orTepecanos
1a : a Piman people of the northern part of the state of Jalisco, Mexico b : a member of such people
2 : the language of the Tepecano people
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Origin and Etymology of tepecano
Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl tepetl mountain + aco on top of
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