|mazə|tek noun
or maz·a·teco ˌmazəˈtā(ˌ)kō, -te(- ; also maz·a·teca -ākə, -ekə
( plural mazatec or mazatecs or mazateco or mazatecos )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a people of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Veracruz, Mexico
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Mazatec people