nahuatlato
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who is proficient in the Nahuatl language
noun
An interpreter in an indigenous language, not necessarily Nahuatl.
Example Sentences
- "tranſlated from the Malaye Language, by the King’s Naguatatos, ſo they there call the Interpreters."
- "In Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza’s 1548 compilation of ordinances, a number deal with the nahuatlatos, prohibiting them from receiving gifts or bribes from Spaniards or Indians, hearing cases in their houses, or acting as procuradores, or soliciters."
- "It was my hope that the project could be completed with the aid of two of her most esteemed fellow Nahuatlatos and Sahagún scholars, Arthur Anderson and Charles Dibble."
- "In the year 2000 the celebrated Mexican historian and nahuatlato, Miguel León-Portilla, published his own translation and commentary."
Etymology
Etymology tree Classical Nahuatl nāhuatlahtoa Classical Nahuatl nāhuatlahtohbor. Spanish nahuatlatobor. English nahuatlato From Spanish nahuatlato, from Nahuatl nāhuatlahtoh.
Usage
Inflected Forms
Nahuatlatos (plural)
naguatato (alternative)