azteca

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

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/ [aθˈt̪e.ka]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /asˈteka/ [asˈt̪e.ka]
  • 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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