# Mixtec

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A member of a Mesoamerican people who live primarily in southern Mexico.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish mixteco, alteration of mixteca, from Classical Nahuatl mixtēcah (“Mixtecs”, plural).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mixtec