mexica

See also: Mexica and mexicà

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl mēxihcah, absolutive plural form of mēxihcatl (“Mexica, Aztec”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meˈxika/ [meˈxi.ka]
Rhymes: -ika

Adjective

mexica m or f (masculine and feminine plural mexicas)

Mexica, Aztec
Synonym: azteca

Noun

mexica m or f by sense (plural mexicas)

Mexica, Aztec
Synonym: azteca

Related terms

México

Further reading

“mexica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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