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2024
Olmec
Olmec
English
Noun
Olmec
(
plural
Olmecs
)
A member of an ancient
pre-Columbian
people living in the
tropical
lowlands
of south-central
Mexico
, in what are roughly the modern-day states of
Veracruz
and
Tabasco
.
Translations
member of an ancient pre-Columbian people
Catalan:
olmeca
m
,
f
Spanish:
olmeca
m
,
f
Etymology
From
Nahuatl
, meaning
rubber lineage
(compare
Nahuatl
olli
(
“
rubber
”
)
).
Pronunciation
(
General American
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈoʊlmɛk/
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