tlaxcalteca
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlaxcaltēcatl (“inhabitant of Tlaxcala”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tlaskalˈteka/ [t̪las.kal̪ˈt̪e.ka], /tlaɡskalˈteka/ [t̪laɣ̞s.kal̪ˈt̪e.ka]
- Rhymes: -eka
- Syllabification: tlax‧cal‧te‧ca
Adjective
tlaxcalteca m or f (masculine and feminine plural tlaxcaltecas)
- (relational) of Tlaxcala (a state of Mexico)
Noun
tlaxcalteca m or f by sense (plural tlaxcaltecas)
- an inhabitant or a resident of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala
Related terms
Further reading
- “tlaxcalteca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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