Home › Words › Y › yucatecyucatecyucatec · name — the Mayan language of this people.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, yucatec ranks #17,004 of 43,053 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Spanish yucateco.nameThe Mayan language of this people.A native or inhabitant of the Mexican state of Yucatán.nounA member of a Mayan people who inhabit the Yucatán peninsula.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.mixtec 60% match — A member of a Mesoamerican people who live primarily in southern Mexico. vs yucatec →itza 58% match — A Mayan ethnic group native to the Péten region of northern Guatemala and parts of Belize. vs yucatec →yaqui 58% match — A Uto-Aztecan-speaking indigenous people of Mexico. vs yucatec →kaqchikel 57% match — A Mayan people of Guatemala. vs yucatec →yoruban 55% match — A member of the Yoruba people. vs yucatec →cuicatec 55% match — A member of an indigenous group of the Mexican state of Oaxaca, closely related to the Mixtecs. vs yucatec →huastec 55% match — A member of an indigenous people inhabiting the Mexican states of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas. vs yucatec →lacandon 54% match — A member of a Maya people living in the jungles of the Mexican state of Chiapas, near the southern border with Guatemala. vs yucatec →