Tepehua

noun

Te·​pe·​hua

tə̇ˈpā(ˌ)wä

plural Tepehua or Tepehuas

1

a

: a Totonac people of southeastern Mexico

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Tepehua people

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, probably from Nahuatl Tepehuan

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