Nahuatl

[ nah-waht-l ]

/ ˈnɑ wɑt l /

noun, plural Na·hua·tls, (especially collectively) Na·hua·tl.

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.

Origin of Nahuatl

1815–25; <Spanish náhuatl<Nahuatl nāhuatl something that makes an agreeable sound, a second-language speaker of one's own language

Words nearby Nahuatl

Nahal, NAHB, nahcolite, NAHT, Nahua, Nahuatl, Nahuatlan, Nahum, NAI, naiad, NAIC

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Example sentences from the Web for Nahuatl

The Mayas are thought to have been the earliest of the Nahuatl family to migrate from their northern home.
Mexico|Susan Hale
The signification of the names of this day, except that of the Nahuatl calendar—cohuatl, “serpent”—appears to be uncertain.
Day Symbols of the Maya Year|Cyrus Thomas
The Nahuatl text is more definite than the Spanish translation.
Nagualism|Daniel G. Brinton
The tucur is the owl; this name being apparently an abbreviation of the Nahuatl tecolotl.
The Annals of the Cakchiquels|Daniel G. Brinton

Some of the Nahuatl deities are goddesses, which shows that the sexes were not unequally reverenced.
Mexico|Susan Hale

British Dictionary definitions for Nahuatl

Nahuatl

/ (ˈnɑːwɑːtəl, nɑːˈwɑːtəl) /

noun

plural -tl or -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

Former name: Nahuatlan

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单词	nahuatl
释义	Nahuatl [ nah-waht-l ] / ˈnɑ wɑt l / noun, plural Na·hua·tls, (especially collectively) Na·hua·tl. 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. Origin of Nahuatl 1815–25; <Spanish náhuatl<Nahuatl nāhuatl something that makes an agreeable sound, a second-language speaker of one's own language Words nearby Nahuatl Nahal, NAHB, nahcolite, NAHT, Nahua, Nahuatl, Nahuatlan, Nahum, NAI, naiad, NAIC Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Nahuatl The Mayas are thought to have been the earliest of the Nahuatl family to migrate from their northern home. Mexico\|Susan Hale The signification of the names of this day, except that of the Nahuatl calendar—cohuatl, “serpent”—appears to be uncertain. Day Symbols of the Maya Year\|Cyrus Thomas The Nahuatl text is more definite than the Spanish translation. Nagualism\|Daniel G. Brinton The tucur is the owl; this name being apparently an abbreviation of the Nahuatl tecolotl. The Annals of the Cakchiquels\|Daniel G. Brinton Some of the Nahuatl deities are goddesses, which shows that the sexes were not unequally reverenced. Mexico\|Susan Hale British Dictionary definitions for Nahuatl Nahuatl / (ˈnɑːwɑːtəl, nɑːˈwɑːtəl) / noun plural -tl or -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 Former name: Nahuatlan Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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