- A member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico, including the Aztecs.
- The Uto-Aztecan language of the Nahuatl.
[Spanish náhuatl, from Nahuatl, that which pleases the ear, from nahua-, audible, intelligent, clear.]
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Na·hua·tl (nä'wät'l) ![]() |
[Spanish náhuatl, from Nahuatl, that which pleases the ear, from nahua-, audible, intelligent, clear.]
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| Archaeology Dictionary: Nahuatl |
The native language spoken by Toltec, Aztec, and other Mesoamerican communities, still spoken in the Basin of Mexico. One of the Uto-Aztecan languages found over a large part of northwest and central America. Loan-words from Nahuatl to English include: tomato and chocolate.
| WordNet: Nahuatl |
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico
Meaning #2:
the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Nahuatl people
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