List of English words of Nahuatl origin

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For a list of words with Nahuatl language origins, see the Nahuatl derivations category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Words of Nahuatl origin have entered many European languages. Mainly they have done so via Spanish.

Surprisingly, the word "potato" is not of Nahuatl origin, but rather is from Quechua.

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  • atlatl: from atlatl (weapon)
  • avocado: from ahuacatl (fruit)
  • axolotl: from axolotl (salamander)
  • aztec: from azteca(tl)(race sngl.)
  • cacao: from cacahuatl(fruit/nut)
  • centzontli: from centzontli(bird)
  • chilli: from chilli(vegetable)
  • chocolate: from xocolatl(drink)
  • cocoa: from cacahuatl(fruit/nut)
  • coyote: from coyotl(mammal)
  • mexico: from mexico(region)
  • mesquite: from mizquitl(tree)
  • nahuatl: from nahuatlatolli(language)
  • napa: from nopalli(plant)
  • ocelot: from ocelotl(mammal)
  • peyote: from peyotl (psychoactive plant)
  • quetzal and quetzalcoatl: from quetzalli/quetzaltototl(feather/bird)
  • shack: from xacalli(structure)
  • sapodilla: from tzapocuahuitl(tree)
  • sapota: from tzapotl(fruit)
  • toltec: from tolteca(tl)(race sngl.)
  • tomato: from (xi)tomatl(fruit/berry)
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