Yucatec

noun

Yu·​ca·​tec ˈyü-kə-ˌtek 

1

plural Yucatec or Yucatecs : a member of an Indigenous people of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

2

: the Mayan language of the Yucatec

Examples of Yucatec in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gibson’s 2004 hit The Passion of the Christ was in Aramaic, Latin and Hebrew, and his 2006’s film Apocalypto was entirely in Yucatec Maya. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2026

Meaning corn in Yucatec Maya, Ixi’im is housed in the former factory of the hacienda, serving modern Mexican cuisine with a focus on local and traditional ingredients and celebrating the unique cuisine of the Yucatán. — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025

In many languages, including Lao, Farsi, Yucatec, and Cantonese, taste turned out to be the most expressible sense. — Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024

For contemporary Maya people, the remains of ancient buildings and settlements are never empty, even though they may no longer be occupied by humans, says Genner Llanes-Ortiz, a social anthropologist at Bishop’s University who is Yucatec Maya. — Bylizzie Wade, science.org, 30 Mar. 2023

Today, Belize’s three Maya groups (Yucatec Maya, Mopan Maya, and Kekchi Maya) still count chocolate drinks as a part of their foodways. — Julia Eskins, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Spanish yucateco

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Yucatec

• biotech
• bottleneck
• quarterdeck
• turtleneck
• zapotec
• aztec
• breakneck
• codec
• exec
• mixtec
• paycheck
• pinchbeck