Nahuatl

Nahuatl
/nah"waht l/, n., pl. Nahuatls, (esp. collectively) Nahuatl, adj.
n.
1. a member of any of various peoples of ancient origin ranging from southeastern Mexico to parts of Central America and including the Aztecs.
2. a Uto-Aztecan language spoken by over half a million people mostly in central Mexico. Cf. Aztec (def. 2).
adj.
3. of or pertaining to the Nahuatl language or peoples.
[1815-25; < Sp náhuatl < Nahuatl nahuatl something that makes an agreeable sound, a second-language speaker of one's own language]

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