chȯn.ˈtäl noun
( plural chontal “ ; or chonta·les -äˌlās)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl chontalli stranger
1.
a. : an Indian people of the state of Tabasco, Mexico
b. : a member of such people
2. : a Mayan language of the Chontal people
3. : tequistlatec