azteca

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See also: Azteca

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈstɛ.ka/, /at͡sˈtɛ.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ɛka
  • Hyphenation: az‧tè‧ca

Adjective

azteca f sg

  1. feminine singular of azteco

Noun

azteca f (plural azteche)

  1. female equivalent of azteco (“Aztec”)

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlan”). Aztlan is said to be the legendary homeland of the Aztec, but of unknown meaning.[1] More at Aztlán.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aθˈteka/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /asˈteka/
  • Rhymes: -eka
  • Syllabification: az‧te‧ca

Adjective

azteca m or f (masculine and feminine plural aztecas)

  1. Aztec
    Synonym: mexica

Derived terms

Noun

azteca m or f by sense (plural aztecas)

  1. Aztec
    Synonym: mexica

Descendants

  • → English: Aztec
  • → French: aztèque, Aztèque
  • → Italian: azteco
  • → Japanese: アステカ (Asuteka)

References

  1. ^ “Aztec”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

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