Yucatec

noun

Yu·​ca·​tec ˈyü-kə-ˌtek 

1

plural Yucatec or Yucatecs : a member of an Indigenous people of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

2

: the Mayan language of the Yucatec

Examples of Yucatec in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For contemporary Maya people, the remains of ancient buildings and settlements are never empty, even though they may no longer be occupied by humans, says Genner Llanes-Ortiz, a social anthropologist at Bishop’s University who is Yucatec Maya. —Bylizzie Wade, science.org, 30 Mar. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Spanish yucateco

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1