Huastec

noun

Huas·​tec

variants or Huaxtec

ˈwäˌstek

or less commonly Huasteca

wäˈstākə,

-tekə

or Huasteco

-(ˌ)kō

plural Huastec or Huastecs or Huaxtec or Huaxtecs

1

a

: an Indian people of the states of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas, Mexico

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Mayan language of the Huastec people

Huastecan

(ˈ)wä¦stākən

-tek-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Spanish guasteco, guaxteco, huasteco, huaxteco, of American Indian origin

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