n.
Pronunciation: ' nä- ˌ wä-t ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish náhuatl, from Nahuatl N ā huatl
Date: 1873
: a group of closely related Uto-Aztecan languages that includes the speech of several peoples (as the Aztecs) of central and southern Mexico and Central America
– Na · huat · lan \ nä- ' wät-l ə n \ adjective or noun