Aztec

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæztÉ›k/

Origin

From Spanish azteca, from Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl ("inhabitant of Aztlan").

Full definition of Aztec

Noun

1. A Mexica.
• 1994: Diego Durán, Doris Heyden (translator), The History of the Indies of New SpainThe lords of Tlatelolco were greatly angered over this and said, one to another, "These Aztecs believe that we are of an alien lineage. Do they not know that we are Aztecs like them?(= los señores de Tlatelulco, recibieron mucho enojo y pesadumbre, y dixeron entre sí mesmos: estos mexicanos imaginan que nosotros somos de diferente generacion quellos; no saben que somo mexicanos) edition
2. A Nahua.
• 1989: Elizabeth Hill Boone, Incarnations of the Aztec Supernatural: The Image of Huitzilopochtli in Mexico and EuropeAlthough united culturally, the Aztecs thought of themselves in terms of their particular tribal affiliations: as Mexica, Tetzcoca, Culhua, Tepaneca, etc.

Synonyms

• (Mexica) Mexica, Mexican obsolete
• (Nahua) Nahua

Proper noun

1. The Nahuatl language.
2. A city in New Mexico

Synonyms

• Nahuatl, Mexican obsolete

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the Mexica people.
2. Of or pertaining to the Nahuas.
3. Of or pertaining to the Nahuatl language.

Synonyms

• (Mexica) Mexica; Mexican obsolete
• (Nahua) Nahua, Nahuatl
• (Nahuatl) Nahuatl; Mexican obsolete

Derived terms

• Aztecan
• Aztec Empire
• Aztec Triple Alliance