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nahuatl

/ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
nahu-atl
IPA
/ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a group of people indigenous to Central Mexico, spanning multiple tribal groups and including the Aztecs.

name

The polysynthetic Aztecan language spoken by an indigenous people of Mexico.

Etymology

From Spanish náhuatl, from Classical Nahuatl nahuatl, nahuatlatolli (“the clear or understandable language”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: náhuatl, nahuatl

Inflected Forms

Nahua (plural) Nahuatls (plural)

Derived Forms

Nahuatlan Nahuatlist Nahuatlism

Phrases

Central Nahuatl Tetelcingo Nahuatl Classical Nahuatl Wiktionary’s coverage of Nahuatl terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Nahuatl terms

Synonyms

Aztec Mexican Nahuatlato nahuatl language

Questions

How do you pronounce nahuatl?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l/.
What does nahuatl mean?
A member of a group of people indigenous to Central Mexico, spanning multiple tribal groups and including the Aztecs.
Where does nahuatl come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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