azteca

Aztec

adjective ahs-TEH-kah Rare

Origin: Nahuatl aztecatl

Usage Note

Azteca refers to the Aztec civilization of central Mexico (c. 1300–1521) and their descendants. It functions as both an adjective (arquitectura azteca) and a noun (los aztecas), and is invariable for gender in the adjective form — guerrero azteca / guerrera azteca. The Aztecs called themselves mexica; azteca was a term popularized by later historians.

Examples

"El calendario azteca tiene gran precisión astronómica."

Natural Translation

The Aztec calendar has great astronomical precision.

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