mitote

noun

mi·​to·​te

mə̇ˈtōtē

plural -s

: an ancient and modern secular round dance of the Aztecs and other tribes in the Sierra Madre Occidental

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Nahuatl mitotiqui dancer

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