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Nahuatl
[ nah-waht-l ]
noun
plural Nahuatls, (especially collectively) Nahuatl.
- a member of any of various peoples of ancient origin ranging from southeastern Mexico to parts of Central America and including the Aztecs.
- a Uto-Aztecan language spoken by over half a million people mostly in central Mexico. Compare Aztec ( def 2 ).
adjective
- of or relating to the Nahuatl language or peoples.
Nahuatl
/ ˈnɑːwɑːtəl; nɑːˈwɑːtəl /
noun
- -tl-tls a member of one of a group of Central American and Mexican Indian peoples including the Aztecs
- the language of these peoples, belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Nahuatl1
1815–25; < Spanish áܲٱ < Nahuatl ܲٱ something that makes an agreeable sound, a second-language speaker of one's own language
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