aztec(n = noun.person) - a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519;
is a kind of nahuatl
Of or relating to one of the early races in Mexico that inhabited the great plateau of that country at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1519. [1913 Webster]
aztec, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a member of the native people dominant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century.
2 the language of the Aztecs.
--adj. of the Aztecs or their language (see also NAHUATL).
Etymology:
F Azt{egrave}que or Sp. Azteca f. Nahuatl aztecatl men of the north