"azteca" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /aθˈteka/, [aθˈt̪e.ka], /asˈteka/, [asˈt̪e.ka] Forms: aztecas [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -eka Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlan”). Aztlan is said to be the legendary homeland of the Aztec, but of unknown meaning. More at Aztlán. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|nci|aztēcah}} Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah Head templates: {{es-adj}} azteca m or f (masculine and feminine plural aztecas)
  1. Aztec Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: mexica
    Sense id: en-azteca-es-adj-0oqdnBEY Categories (other): Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 18 29 18 36
  2. (Mexico, Central America, colloquial) Mexican, related to Mexico Tags: Central-America, Mexico, colloquial, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-azteca-es-adj-vHgl9MOr Categories (other): Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 8 7 35 7 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 4 38 4 48 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 9 38 9 45 Disambiguation of Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 18 29 18 36 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 7 39 7 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aztequismo

Noun

IPA: /aθˈteka/, [aθˈt̪e.ka], /asˈteka/, [asˈt̪e.ka] Forms: aztecas [plural]
Rhymes: -eka Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlan”). Aztlan is said to be the legendary homeland of the Aztec, but of unknown meaning. More at Aztlán. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|nci|aztēcah}} Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah Head templates: {{es-noun|mfbysense}} azteca m or f by sense (plural aztecas)
  1. Aztec Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Synonyms: mexica
    Sense id: en-azteca-es-noun-0oqdnBEY Categories (other): Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 18 29 18 36
  2. (Mexico, Central America, colloquial) Mexican Tags: Central-America, Mexico, by-personal-gender, colloquial, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-azteca-es-noun-0Qjf0d9c Categories (other): Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Classical Nahuatl links with redundant target parameters, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Classical Nahuatl links with redundant target parameters: 0 11 18 23 18 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 8 7 35 7 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 4 38 4 48 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 9 38 9 45 Disambiguation of Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 18 29 18 36 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 7 39 7 47

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlan”). Aztlan is said to be the legendary homeland of the Aztec, but of unknown meaning. More at Aztlán.",
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      ]
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  ],
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  "hyphenation": [
    "az‧te‧ca"
  ],
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      "parts": [
        "az‧te‧ca"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/aθˈteka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aθˈt̪e.ka]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈteka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[asˈt̪e.ka]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "azteca"
}

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Aztec"
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      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "aztèque"
    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Aztèque"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "azteco"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "Asuteka",
      "word": "アステカ"
    }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlan”). Aztlan is said to be the legendary homeland of the Aztec, but of unknown meaning. More at Aztlán.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "aztecas",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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        "az‧te‧ca"
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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          "kind": "other",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense",
          "parents": [],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish nouns with irregular gender",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "Mexico",
        "by-personal-gender",
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    }
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      "ipa": "/aθˈteka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aθˈt̪e.ka]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈteka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[asˈt̪e.ka]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "azteca"
}
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    "Spanish 3-syllable words",
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    "az‧te‧ca"
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/aθˈteka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aθˈt̪e.ka]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈteka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[asˈt̪e.ka]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "azteca"
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        "borrowed"
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        "borrowed"
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      "lang_code": "it",
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        "borrowed"
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      "word": "azteco"
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      "lang_code": "ja",
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        "borrowed"
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    }
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  ],
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  "forms": [
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        "plural"
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    "az‧te‧ca"
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        "az‧te‧ca"
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        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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        "Mexico",
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aθˈteka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aθˈt̪e.ka]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈteka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[asˈt̪e.ka]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "azteca"
}

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