n.
Pronunciation: ' t ō l- ˌ tek, ' täl-
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish tolteca, from Nahuatl t ō lt ē cah, plural of t ō lt ē catl, literally, person from T ō ll ā n (now Tula de Allende, Mexico)
Date: 1787
: a member of a people that dominated central and southern Mexico prior to the Aztecs
– Tol · tec · an \ - ə n \ adjective