"azteca" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /aθˈteka/ [Spain], [aθˈt̪e.ka] [Spain], /asˈteka/ [Latin-America, Philippines], [asˈt̪e.ka] [Latin-America, Philippines] 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 Derived forms: aztequismo
    Sense id: en-azteca-es-adj-0oqdnBEY Categories (other): 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: 1 24 38 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 31 32 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 31 32 32 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 50 50 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 50 50

Noun

IPA: /aθˈteka/ [Spain], [aθˈt̪e.ka] [Spain], /asˈteka/ [Latin-America, Philippines], [asˈt̪e.ka] [Latin-America, Philippines] 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): 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: 1 24 38 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 31 32 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 31 32 32 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 50 50 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 50 50

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "nci",
        "3": "aztēcah"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "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",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "azteca m or f (masculine and feminine plural aztecas)",
      "name": "es-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "az‧te‧ca"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 24 38 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Classical Nahuatl links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 31 32 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 31 32 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish nouns with irregular gender",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "aztequismo"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Aztec"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "Aztec",
          "Aztec"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mexica"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aθˈteka/",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aθˈt̪e.ka]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈteka/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[asˈt̪e.ka]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eka"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "es:Mexica"
  ],
  "word": "azteca"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Aztec",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Aztec",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Aztec"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "aztèque",
            "3": "Aztèque",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: aztèque, Aztèque",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: aztèque, Aztèque"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "azteco",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: azteco",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: azteco"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "アステカ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "Asuteka"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: アステカ (Asuteka)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: アステカ (Asuteka)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "nci",
        "3": "aztēcah"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "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",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mfbysense"
      },
      "expansion": "azteca m or f by sense (plural aztecas)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "az‧te‧ca"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 24 38 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Classical Nahuatl links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 31 32 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 31 32 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish nouns with irregular gender",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Aztec"
      ],
      "id": "en-azteca-es-noun-0oqdnBEY",
      "links": [
        [
          "Aztec",
          "Aztec"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mexica"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aθˈteka/",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aθˈt̪e.ka]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈteka/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[asˈt̪e.ka]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eka"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "es:Mexica"
  ],
  "word": "azteca"
}
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    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/eka",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/eka/3 syllables",
    "Spanish 3-syllable words",
    "Spanish adjectives",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish epicene adjectives",
    "Spanish feminine nouns",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish nouns with irregular gender",
    "Spanish nouns with multiple genders",
    "Spanish terms borrowed from Classical Nahuatl",
    "Spanish terms derived from Classical Nahuatl",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "aztequismo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "nci",
        "3": "aztēcah"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "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",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "azteca m or f (masculine and feminine plural aztecas)",
      "name": "es-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "az‧te‧ca"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Aztec"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Aztec",
          "Aztec"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mexica"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aθˈteka/",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aθˈt̪e.ka]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈteka/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[asˈt̪e.ka]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eka"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "es:Mexica"
  ],
  "word": "azteca"
}

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    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/eka",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/eka/3 syllables",
    "Spanish 3-syllable words",
    "Spanish adjectives",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish epicene adjectives",
    "Spanish feminine nouns",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish nouns with irregular gender",
    "Spanish nouns with multiple genders",
    "Spanish terms borrowed from Classical Nahuatl",
    "Spanish terms derived from Classical Nahuatl",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Aztec",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Aztec",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Aztec"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "aztèque",
            "3": "Aztèque",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: aztèque, Aztèque",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: aztèque, Aztèque"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "azteco",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: azteco",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: azteco"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "アステカ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "Asuteka"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: アステカ (Asuteka)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: アステカ (Asuteka)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "nci",
        "3": "aztēcah"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "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",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mfbysense"
      },
      "expansion": "azteca m or f by sense (plural aztecas)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "az‧te‧ca"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Aztec"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Aztec",
          "Aztec"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mexica"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aθˈteka/",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aθˈt̪e.ka]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈteka/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[asˈt̪e.ka]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eka"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "es:Mexica"
  ],
  "word": "azteca"
}

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