Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wahs-tek]
- /ˈwɑs tɛk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [wahs-tek]
- /ˈwɑs tɛk/
Definitions of huastec word
- noun plural huastec a member of an Indian people of Mexico. 1
- noun plural huastec a Mayan language, the language of the Huastecs. 1
- noun huastec a member of an Amerindian people living in N Veracruz state and adjacent regions of Mexico 0
- noun huastec the Mayan language of this people 0
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Origin of huastec
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; < Mexican Spanish huasteco < Nahuatl huāxtēcatl person from Huāxtlān, equivalent to huāx(in) a tropical tree that produces edible pods + -tlān locative suffix, -tēcatl suffix of ethnic names
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Parts of speech for Huastec
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
huastec popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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