"Olmec" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɒlmɛk/ [UK], /ˈoʊlmɛk/ [US] Forms: Olmecs [plural], Olmec [plural]
Etymology: From Nahuatl, meaning rubber lineage (compare Nahuatl olli (“rubber”)). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|nah|-}} Nahuatl, {{uder|en|nah|olli||rubber}} Nahuatl olli (“rubber”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} Olmec (plural Olmecs or Olmec)
  1. A member of an ancient pre-Columbian people living in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in what are roughly the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco. Derived forms: Olmecoid Translations (member of an ancient pre-Columbian people): olmeca [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), olmeekki (Finnish), olmék (Hungarian), ओल्मेक (olmek) (Marathi), olmeca [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)

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