Tepecano

noun

Tep·​e·​ca·​no

ˌtepāˈkä(ˌ)nō

plural Tepecano or Tepecanos

1

a

: a Piman people of the northern part of the state of Jalisco, Mexico

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Tepecano people

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl tepetl mountain + aco on top of

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