"Cazcan" meaning in English

See Cazcan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Cazcan cazcan (“there is not any”) (via Spanish caxcanes), the tribe's response when the Spaniards who encountered them asked for food. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|azc-caz|cazcan||there is not any}} Cazcan cazcan (“there is not any”), {{bor|en|es|caxcanes}} Spanish caxcanes Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cazcan
  1. A partly nomadic indigenous people of Mexico.
    Sense id: en-Cazcan-en-name-FCa6y5QZ
  2. The language of this people. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Cazcan-en-name-rGPMJtxz Disambiguation of Languages: 7 93 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Caxcan

Alternative forms

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