Definition of Nahuatl
:a group of closely related Uto-Aztecan languages that includes the speech of several peoples (such as the Aztecs) of central and southern Mexico and Central America
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Origin and Etymology of nahuatl
Spanish náhuatl, from Nahuatl Nāhuatl
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