aztec
adj.adj. relating to the people and culture that lived in central Mexico before the Spanish arrived in the 1500s.
adj. relating to the Nahuatl-speaking people who established a vast empire in central Mexico during the 14th to 16th centuries.
We saw many beautiful Aztec gold pieces at the museum.
The researchers studied the complex Aztec calendar to understand how the ancient civilization tracked the seasons.
Archaeologists recently uncovered a series of Aztec ruins beneath the modern city streets, providing fresh insights into the architectural sophistication of the Triple Alliance.
Borrowed from Spanish azteca, from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlán”).
Often capitalised. While it can refer to the people as a plural noun, it is most frequently used to describe art, history, or culture.