noun, plural Tol·tecs, (especially collectively) Tol·tec.
- a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
adjective
- Also Tol·tec·an. of or relating to the Toltecs.
noun plural -tecs or -tec
- a member of a Central American Indian people who dominated the valley of Mexico from their capital Tula from about 950 to 1160 ad, when the valley was overrun by the Aztecs
adjective Also: Toltecan
- of or relating to this people