noun
or huax·tec ˈwäˌstek ; also huas·teca wäˈstākə, -tekə ; or huas·te·co -(ˌ)kō
( plural huastec or huastecs or huaxtec or huaxtecs )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish guasteco, guaxteco, huasteco, huaxteco, of American Indian origin
1.
a. : an Indian people of the states of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas, Mexico
b. : a member of such people
2. : the Mayan language of the Huastec people
• huas·tecan (ˈ)wä|stākən, -tek- adjective , usually capitalized