Nahua
Americannoun
plural
Nahuas,plural
NahuaExample Sentences
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He apparently was not local; his name, Papmalil, is derived from either Nahua, spoken in central Mexico, or Chontal Maya, spoken more than 500 kilometers northwest of Ucanal along the Gulf Coast.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 17, 2024
The next section will illustrate the native societies that first encountered Europeans — the Taino and the Nahua.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2022
For Juan Hernández, a farmer from San Cristóbal Nezquipayac, cultivating and collecting the tiny insect eggs known as “ahuautle” — meaning water amaranth in Nahua — is a way of life.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2022
Making that connection requires prior knowledge of an Aztec Nahua worldview.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2021
In regard to the other promise that Fray Antonio made me—that he would send me a servant who also would serve as a practical instructor in the Nahua, or Aztec, dialect—he was equally punctual.
From The Aztec Treasure-House by Janvier, Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone)
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