zapotecEtymologyFrom Spanish zapoteca, from Nahuatl tzapotēcah, plural of tzapotēcatl (“inhabitant of the place of sapote”).zapotec means of or relating to the Zapotec people. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.adjOf or relating to the Zapotec people.Of or relating to their language.nameAny of a group of Oto-Manguean languages spoken by the Zapotec people.nounA member of an indigenous people of Mexico, concentrated in the state of Oaxaca and spread into some neighbouring states.