Toltec

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɒltɛk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tōl′tek, tol′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Tol•tec  (tōl′tek, tol′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tecs, (esp. collectively) -tec, adj. 
n. 
  1. a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.

adj. 
  1. Also, Tol•tec′an. of or pertaining to the Toltecs.
  • Nahuatl tōltēcah, plural of tōltēcatl person from Tōllān Tula
  • Mexican Spanish tolteca

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Toltec /ˈtɒltɛk/ n ( pl -tecs, -tec)
  1. a member of an indigenous Central American people who dominated the valley of Mexico from their capital Tula from about 950 to 1160 ad, when the valley was overrun by the Aztecs
 adj also: Toltecan
  1. of or relating to this people
Etymology: 19th Century: from Spanish tolteca, from a local word in Central America
'Toltec' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Mexico - Quetzalcoatl - Tula

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