Cazcan

noun

Caz·​can

(ˈ)kä¦skän

plural Cazcan or Cazcans

1

: a Nahuatlan people of southern Zacatecas and northern Jalisco, Mexico

2

: a member of the Cazcan people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish cazcán, from Nahuatl

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