Mixe

noun

Mi·​xe

ˈmēˌhā

plural Mixe or Mixes

1

a

: a Zoquean people of Oaxaca, Veracruz, and Chiapas, Mexico

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Mixe people

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Mixe, literally, people of the clouds

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