mexica

See also: Mexica and mexicà

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl mēxihcah, absolutive plural form of mēxihcatl (“Mexica, Aztec”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈʃika/ [meˈʃi.ka], /meˈxika/ [meˈxi.ka]
• Rhymes: -ika

Adjective

mexica m or f (masculine and feminine plural mexicas)

1. Mexica, Aztec

   Synonym: azteca

Noun

mexica m or f by sense (plural mexicas)

1. Mexica, Aztec

   Synonym: azteca

Related terms

• México

Further reading

• “mexica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10