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Yucatec

noun Yu·ca·tec \ ˈyü-kə-ˌtek \

Definition of Yucatec

1 : a member of an American Indian people of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
2 : the Mayan language of the Yucatecs
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Yucatecan

play \ˌyü-kə-ˈte-kən\ adjective or noun

Origin and Etymology of yucatec

Spanish yucateco

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