asteca
Portuguese, noun/asˈtɛ.kɐ/
asteca is spelled A-S-T-E-C-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 49,864th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Asteca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Aztec (any of the Nahua people of central Mexico, especially the Mexica)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “povo pré-colombiano que habitou o México de 1325 à 1521”.
What does asteca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineAztec (any of the Nahua people of central Mexico, especially the Mexica)
- 2
femininemasculineAztec; Nahuatl (Uto-Aztecan language of the Nahua)
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineAztec; Aztecan (of or relating to the Nahua or Mexica people)
- 2
femininemasculineAztec; Aztecan; Nahuatl (of or relating to the Nahuatl language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. povo pré-colombiano que habitou o México de 1325 à 1521
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of asteca
- astecas plural
- azteca alternative
- asteque alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce asteca?
- Brazil /asˈtɛ.kɐ/
- /aʃˈtɛ.kɐ/
- Portugal /ɐʃˈtɛ.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is asteca in Portuguese?
asteca appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).