The words from this language include food items ("chocolate", "guacamole"), fruits and vegetables ("tomato"), animals ("coyote") and place names ("Guatemala", "Mexico").
The TL ending is very common in Nahuatl.
Word | Meaning | Notes |
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avocado | from 'ahuacatl', testicle | One of many food words from Nahuatl. |
chilli | Spicy food relish. | |
chocolate | 'Choco' is the name of the bean, 'atl' is water. | |
coyote | from 'coyotl' | A type of prairie dog. |
guacamole | A spicy avocado paste from Central America. | |
Guatemala | Central American country. | |
Mexico | The Aztec war god. North American country. | |
ocelot | Central American cat. | |
shack | from 'xacatli', wooden hut | |
tomato | from 'tomatl' |