OLMEC


Meaning of OLMEC in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' äl- ˌ mek, ' ō l-

Function: noun

Etymology: Nahuatl Ō lm ē cah, a coastal people in Aztec history, from Ō lm ā n, their homeland, probably from ō lli rubber

Date: 1880

: an ancient people of the southern east coast of Mexico who flourished about 1200 to 400 B.C.

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