noun, plural Na·hua·tls, (especially collectively) Na·hua·tl.
- a member of any of various peoples of ancient origin ranging from southeastern Mexico to parts of Central America and including the Aztecs.
- a Uto-Aztecan language spoken by over half a million people mostly in central Mexico.Compare Aztec(def 2).
adjective
- of or relating to the Nahuatl language or peoples.
noun
- plural -tl or -tls a member of one of a group of Central American and Mexican Indian peoples including the Aztecs
- the language of these peoples, belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family
1822, from Spanish, from Nahuatl (Aztec) Nahuatl, the people’s name, “something that makes an agreeable sound; someone who speaks well or speaks one’s own language.” As a language name, usually in the compound form nahuatlahotol-li.