OLMEC


Meaning of OLMEC in English

[ 'ɒlmɛk ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s )

1》 a member of a prehistoric people who lived on the Gulf of Mexico.

2》 a native people inhabiting this area during the 15th and 16th centuries.

Origin

from Nahuatl ~atl , (plural) ~a , lit. 'inhabitants of the rubber country'.

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