Olmec

English

Etymology

From Nahuatl, meaning rubber lineage (compare Nahuatl olli (“rubber”)).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒlmɛk/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊlmɛk/

Noun

Olmec (plural Olmecs)

A member of an ancient pre-Columbian people living in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in what are roughly the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco.

Translations

member of an ancient pre-Columbian people

Catalan: olmeca m or f
Finnish: olmeekki (fi)
Spanish: olmeca m or f

Anagrams

celom, clome

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