Mazateco
/ˌmɑːsəˈtɛkoʊ/noun
A Mazatec person, language, or something relating to the Mazatec people of Mexico.
Did you know?Mazateco is an ethnonym for the Mazatec people of Oaxaca and nearby regions, and its history belongs to Indigenous Mesoamerica rather than to any hidden occult root.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Columbian era
Indigenous Mesoamerican
Mazatec / Mazateca
“The name used for the Mazatec people and their language in the region of present-day Oaxaca, Mexico.”
16th Century
Spanish
mazateco
“Spanish form applied to Mazatec people and their language after contact with Indigenous communities in Mexico.”
Modern English
English
Mazateco
“A Mazatec person, language, or cultural reference in English usage.”
Modern scholarship
Linguistics
Mazatec
“The accepted English ethnonym for an Oto-Manguean people and their language family in Mexico.”