Aztec meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

Aztec

adj

US, UK /ˈæz.tɛk/

Etymology Borrowed from Spanish azteca, from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlán”).

Of or pertaining to the Mexica people.

Of or pertaining to the Nahuas.

Of or pertaining to the Nahuatl language.

Derived terms: Aztecan, Aztec broccoli, Aztec code, Aztec Empire, Aztec lily, Aztec marigold, Aztec tobacco, Aztec Triple Alliance, Aztec two-step, Aztequism, Uto-Aztec

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Spanish azteca, from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlán”).

A Mexica.

The lords of Tlatelolco were greatly angered over this and said, one to another, "These Aztecs believe that we are of an alien lineage. Do they not know that we are Aztecs like them[?]1994, Diego Durán, translated by Doris Heyden, The History of the Indies of New Spain:

A Nahua.

Although united culturally, the Aztecs thought of themselves in terms of their particular tribal affiliations: as Mexica, Tetzcoca, Culhua, Tepaneca, etc.1989, Elizabeth Hill Boone, Incarnations of the Aztec Supernatural: The Image of Huitzilopochtli in Mexico and Europe:

American football, Ball games, Football, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A hybrid defensive back position combining aspects of the safety, nickelback and linebacker positions.