náhuatl

Nahuatl Indian

el náhuatl, la náhuatl(nah-wah-tl)

This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).

masculine or feminine noun

1. (member of a Mexican indigenous people)

a. Nahuatl Indian

Los náhuatls nos dieron palabras como "chocolate" y "coyote".The Nahuatl Indians gave us words such as "chocolate" and "coyote."

A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

2. (language)

a. Nahuatl

El náhuatl se sigue hablando en zonas rurales de México.Nahuatl is still spoken in rural areas of Mexico.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

3. (of Nahuatl origin)

a. Nahuatl

La influencia del imperio azteca es evidente en la escritura náhuatl.The influence of the Aztec Empire can be seen in Nahuatl script.

náhuatl

adjective

Nahuatl

Nahuatl Indian

(Lingüística) Nahuatl language

Náhuatl is the indigenous Mexican language that was once spoken by the Aztecs and which has given us such words as "tomato", "avocado", "chocolate" and "chilli". The first book to be printed on the American continent was a catechism in náhuatl, edited by a Franciscan monk in 1539. Today náhuatl is spoken in the central plateau of Mexico by a million bilingual and monolingual speakers.