Tapachula

noun

Ta·​pa·​chu·​la

ˌtäpəˈchülə

variants or Tapachultec

-ˈchülˌtek

plural Tapachula or Tapachulas or Tapachultec or Tapachultecs

1

a

: a Zoquean people of the Mexico-Guatemala border region

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Tapachula people

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl

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