Chiapanec

noun

Chia·​pa·​nec

chēˈäpəˌnek

variants or Chapanec

ˈchäp-

plural Chiapanec or Chiapanecs or Chapanec or Chapanecs

1

a

: a Chorotegan people of western Chiapas, Mexico

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Chiapanec people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish chiapaneca, chapaneca, of American Indian origin

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