Nahuatl
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Nahuatl /ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l, nɑːˈwɑːt(ə)l/
▶noun (pl. same, Nahuatls)
- 1 a member of a group of peoples native to southern Mexico and Central America, including the Aztecs.
- 2 the Uto-Aztecan language of the Nahuatl.
– origin via Sp. from Nahuatl.
'Nahuatl' also found in these Oxford entries:
achiote
- avocado
- axolotl
- Aztec
- cacao
- cacomistle
- chayote
- Chichimec
- chicle
- chilli
- chipotle
- chocolate
- copal
- coyote
- guacamole
- guayule
- hoatzin
- mescal
- Mixtec
- mole
- nopal
- ocelot
- ocotillo
- Olmec
- peyote
- pinole
- pulque
- sapodilla
- shack
- sotol
- tamale
- teocalli
- teosinte
- Toltec
- tomato
- tule
- Zapotec
