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tzotzil

French, noun/tsɔt.sil/

tzotzil is spelled T-Z-O-T-Z-I-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 95 million words in written French, the 304,757th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tzotzil is a French feminine noun meaning “Tzotzil (person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Langue maya, parlée dans les hauteurs de l’État mexicain du Chiapas. ^([1])”.

What does tzotzil mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculineTzotzil (person)

noun

  1. 1

    masculineTzotzil (language)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Relatif aux Tzotzils, peuple descendant des Mayas habitant au Mexique.

noun: 1. Langue maya, parlée dans les hauteurs de l’État mexicain du Chiapas. ^([1])

noun: 1. Membre du peuple tzotzil qui vit au Chiapas.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of tzotzil

  • tzotzils plural
  • Tzotzils plural masculine feminine

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce tzotzil?

  • /tsɔt.sil/
  • /zɔt.zil/
  • \tzɔt.zil\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is tzotzil in French?

tzotzil appears about once in every 95 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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