# Zapotec

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A member of an indigenous people of Mexico, concentrated in the state of Oaxaca and spread into some neighbouring states.

## Etymology
From Spanish zapoteca, from Nahuatl tzapotēcah, plural of tzapotēcatl (“inhabitant of the place of sapote”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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