Zoquean

noun

Zo·​que·​an

-āən

plural Zoquean or Zoqueans

1

a

: a Mexican Indian people of eastern Tabasco and the adjacent districts of Chiapas and Oaxaca

b

: a member of such people

2

: a language stock of southern Mexico that includes Zoque, Mixe, and Popoluca

Word History

Etymology

Zoque + English -an

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Rhymes for Zoquean

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean