Nahuatl
pronunciation
How to pronounce Nahuatl in British English:
UK ['nɑ:wɑ:tl]
How to pronounce Nahuatl in American English:
US ['nɑwɑtl]
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- Noun:
- a member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico
- the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Nahuatl people
Word Origin
- Nahuatl
- 1822, from Spanish, from Nahuatl (Aztecan) Nahuatl, the people's name, "something that makes an agreeable sound; someone who speaks well or speaks one's own language." As a language name, usually in the compound form nahuatlahotol-li.
Example
- 1. Nahuatl theater : volume 3 : spanish golden age drama in mexican translation .
- 2. A member of the nahuatl people who established an empire in mexico that was overthrown by cortes in 1519 .