ˈmēˌstek noun
or mix·te·co mēˈstā(ˌ)kō, -te(- ; also mix·te·ca -_kə
( plural mixtec or mixtecs or mixteco or mixtecos )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: American Spanish mixteca, mixteco, of American Indian origin
1.
a. : a people of the states of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla, Mexico, speaking languages of the Mixtecan family
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Mixtec people