Yucatec

[ yoo-kuh-tek ]

/ ˈyu kəˌtɛk /

a member of an American Indian people of Yucatán, Mexico.

Also called Yucatec Mayan. the Mayan language of these people.

a native or inhabitant of Yucatán, Mexico.

OTHER WORDS FROM Yucatec

Yu·ca·tec·an, adjective, noun

Three other comparatively recent events of some importance in Yucatec history may be noticed.

The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2 |Hubert Howe Bancroft
Hence, we know this engraving to be Yucatec and not Aztec in its origin.

Studies in Central American Picture-Writing |Edward S. Holden
These affinities and resemblances between Yucatec vestiges and those of the Uplands, are of constant occurrence.

The Ancient Cities of the New World |Dsir Charnay
It was not dropped by a traveling Aztec; it was made by a Yucatec.

Studies in Central American Picture-Writing |Edward S. Holden

Fortunately the native artist had the time to sculpture the Yucatec hieroglyphs, which are the proof of its true origin.

Studies in Central American Picture-Writing |Edward S. Holden