Tzotzil

noun

Tzo·​tzil

variants or less commonly Tsotsil

(ˈ)(t)sōt¦sē(ə)l,

-)sȯt-

or Zotzil

(ˈ)sō-,

(ˈ)sȯ-

plural Tzotzil or Tzotziles

ˌ⸗ˈsē(ˌ)lās

1

a

: an Indian people of central Chiapas, Mexico

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Mayan language of the Tzozil people

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