Nahuatl

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/ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l//nɑːˈwɑːt(ə)l//nəˈwɑːt(ə)l/

noun

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

Similar
AztecMexicanNahuatlatoNahuatl language
OriginSpanish náhuatl ← Classical Nahuatl nahuatl →
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Meanings

nounNahuatl (plural Nahua or Nahuatls or Nahuatl)

plural Nahua · plural Nahuatls

  1. A member of a group of people indigenous to Central Mexico, spanning multiple tribal groups and including the Aztecs.
proper noun
  1. The polysynthetic Aztecan language spoken by an indigenous people of Mexico.

    Synonyms: Aztec, Mexican, Nahuatlato

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe polysynthetic Aztecan language spoken by an indigenous people of Mexico.

Similar
AztecMexicanNahuatlato

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Nahuatl

Similar
Nahuatl language
Broader
Uto-AztecanUto-Aztecan language
Also see
mexican

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Classical Nahuatlnahuatl
  2. Spanishnáhuatl
  3. EnglishNahuatl

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

More words from Spanish, Classical Nahuatl

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Translations

Catalan nahua, nàhuatl
  • nahualanguage
  • nàhuatllanguage
Chinese Mandarin 納瓦特爾語 /纳瓦特尔语
  • 納瓦特爾語 /纳瓦特尔语 (Nàwǎtè'ěryǔ)language
Czech nahuatl, náhuatl
  • nahuatllanguage
  • náhuatllanguage
  • aztéčtinalanguage
Danish nahuatl
  • nahuatllanguage
Dutch Nahuatl
  • Nahuatllanguage
Esperanto naŭatla, naŭatla lingvo
  • naŭatlalanguage
  • naŭatla lingvolanguage
Finnish nahuatl
  • nahuatllanguage
French nahuatl
  • nahuatllanguage
German Nahuatl, Aztekisch
  • Nahuatllanguage
  • Aztekischlanguage
Hindi नावात्ल
  • नावात्ल (nāvātl)language
Irish Nachuáitlis
  • Nachuáitlislanguage
Italian nahuatl
  • nahuatllanguage
Japanese ナワトル語
  • ナワトル語 (nawatoru-go)language
Latin lingua navatlaca
  • lingua navatlacalanguage
Polish nahuatl, aztecki
  • nahuatllanguage
  • azteckilanguage
  • meksykańskilanguage
Portuguese nahuatl, nauatle
  • nahuatllanguage
  • nauatlelanguage
Russian науа́тль
  • науа́тль (nauátlʹ)language
Slovak náhuatl, nahuatl
  • náhuatllanguage
  • nahuatllanguage
  • náwatllanguage
  • aztéčtinalanguage
  • mexičtinalanguage
Spanish náhuatl
  • náhuatllanguage
Swahili Kiazteki, Kinahuatl
  • Kiaztekilanguage
  • Kinahuatllanguage
Swedish nahuatl
  • nahuatllanguage
Ukrainian науатль
  • науатль (nauatlʹ)language
Cite this entry
APA

Nahuatl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nahuatl

MLA

“Nahuatl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nahuatl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nahuatl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nahuatl.

Source: Nahuatl on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.