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List of Spanish words of Nahuatl origin

Index List of Spanish words of Nahuatl origin

Documented Nahuatl words in the Spanish language (mostly as spoken in Mexico and Mesoamerica), also called Nahuatlismos include an extensive list of words that represent (i) animals, (ii) plants, fruit and vegetables, (iii) foods and beverages, and (iv) domestic appliances. [1]

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  1. 131 relations: Agave, Ant, Atole, Avocado, Axolotl, Aztecs, Beetle, Bixa orellana, Byrsonima crassifolia, Cactus, Calabash, Chapulines, Chapultepec, Chayote, Chenopodium nuttalliae, Chicle, Chili pepper, Chimaltenango, Chinampa, Chipotle, Chocolate, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Cocoa bean, Comal (cookware), Copal, Cordia boissieri, Corn smut, Coyote, Crataegus mexicana, Crayfish, Cucurbita ficifolia, Culiacán, Cup, Cuscatlán Department, Dysphania ambrosioides, Ehretia anacua, El Salvador, Escamol, Escuintla, Grasshopper, Green bean, Guacamole, Guatemala, Hominy, Huehuetenango, Indigenous languages of the Americas, Influences on the Spanish language, Iztacalco, Iztaccihuatl, Iztapalapa, ... Expand index (81 more) »

  2. Lists of Spanish words of foreign origin
  3. Mexico-related lists
  4. Nahuatl words and phrases

Agave

Agave is a genus of monocots native to the arid regions of the Americas.

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Ant

Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera.

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Atole

Atole (believed to come from Nahuatl ātōlli or from Mayan), also known as atolli, atol and atol de elote, is a traditional hot masa-based beverage of Mexican origin.

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Avocado

The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear (Persea americana) is a medium-sized, evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae).

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Axolotl

The axolotl (from āxōlōtl) (Ambystoma mexicanum) is a paedomorphic salamander closely related to the tiger salamander.

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Aztecs

The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521.

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Beetle

Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Holometabola.

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Bixa orellana

Bixa orellana, also known as achiote, is a shrub or small tree native to Central America.

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Byrsonima crassifolia

Byrsonima crassifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Malpighiaceae, native to tropical America.

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Cactus

A cactus (cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species of the order Caryophyllales.

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Calabash

Calabash (Lagenaria siceraria), also known as bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, long melon, birdhouse gourd, New Guinea bean, New Guinea butter bean, Tasmania bean, and opo squash, is a vine grown for its fruit.

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Chapulines

Chapulines, plural for chapulín, are grasshoppers of the genus Sphenarium that are commonly eaten in certain areas of Mexico.

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Chapultepec

Chapultepec, more commonly called the "Bosque de Chapultepec" (Chapultepec Forest) in Mexico City, is one of the largest city parks in Mexico, measuring in total just over.

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Chayote

Chayote or Sicyos edulis (previously placed in the obsolete genus Sechium), also known as christophine, mirliton and choko, is an edible plant belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae.

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Chenopodium nuttalliae

Chenopodium nuttalliae is a species of edible plant native to Mexico.

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Chicle

Chicle is a natural gum traditionally used in making chewing gum and other products.

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Chili pepper

Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli, are varieties of the berry-fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency.

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Chimaltenango

Chimaltenango is a city in Guatemala with a population of 96,985 (2018 census).

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Chinampa

Chinampa (chināmitl) is a technique used in Mesoamerican agriculture which relies on small, rectangular areas of fertile arable land to grow crops on the shallow lake beds in the Valley of Mexico.

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Chipotle

A chipotle, or chilpotle, is a smoke-dried ripe jalapeño chili pepper used for seasoning.

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Chocolate

Chocolate or cocoa is a food made from roasted and ground cocoa seed kernels that is available as a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring agent in other foods.

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Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

Nezahualcóyotl, or more commonly Neza, is a city and municipal seat of the municipality of Nezahualcóyotl in Mexico.

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Cocoa bean

The cocoa bean, also known simply as cocoa or cacao, is the dried and fully fermented seed of Theobroma cacao, the cacao tree, from which cocoa solids (a mixture of nonfat substances) and cocoa butter (the fat) can be extracted.

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Comal (cookware)

A comal is a smooth, flat griddle typically used in Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America, to cook tortillas and arepas, toast spices and nuts, sear meat, and generally prepare food.

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Copal

Copal is a tree resin, particularly the aromatic resins from the copal tree Protium copal (Burseraceae) used by the cultures of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica as ceremonially burned incense and for other purposes.

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Cordia boissieri

Cordia boissieri is a white-flowered, evergreen shrub or small tree in the borage family (Boraginaceae).

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Corn smut

Corn smut is a plant disease caused by the pathogenic fungus Mycosarcoma maydis.

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Coyote

The coyote (Canis latrans), also known as the American jackal, prairie wolf, or brush wolf is a species of canine native to North America.

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Crataegus mexicana

Crataegus mexicana is a species of hawthorn known by the common names,, and Mexican hawthorn.

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Crayfish

Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the infraorder Astacidea, which also contains lobsters.

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Cucurbita ficifolia

Cucurbita ficifolia is a species of squash, grown for its edible seeds, fruit, and greens.

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Culiacán

Culiacán, officially Culiacán Rosales, is a city in northwestern Mexico, the capital and largest city of both Culiacán Municipality and the state of Sinaloa.

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Cup

A cup is an open-top container used to hold liquids for pouring or drinking.

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Cuscatlán Department

Cuscatlán is a department of El Salvador, located in the center of the country.

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Dysphania ambrosioides

Dysphania ambrosioides, formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides, known as epazote, Jesuit's tea, Mexican tea or wormseed, is an annual or short-lived perennial herb native to the Americas.

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Ehretia anacua

Ehretia anacua is medium-sized tree found in eastern Mexico and southern Texas in the United States.

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El Salvador

El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America.

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Escamol

Escamoles (azcamolli, from azcatl 'ant' and molli 'puree'), known colloquially as Mexican caviar or insect caviar, are the edible larvae and pupae of ants of the species Liometopum apiculatum and L. occidentale var.

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Escuintla

Escuintla is an industrial city in Guatemala, its land extension is 4,384 km2, and it is nationally known for its sugar agribusiness.

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Grasshopper

Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera.

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Green bean

Green beans are young, unripe fruits of various cultivars of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), although immature or young pods of the runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus), yardlong bean (''Vigna unguiculata'' subsp. ''sesquipedalis''), and hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus) are used in a similar way.

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Guacamole

Guacamole (informally shortened to guac in the United States since the 1980s) is an avocado-based dip, spread, or salad first developed in Mexico.

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Guatemala

Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America.

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Hominy

Hominy is a food produced from dried maize (corn) kernels that have been treated with an alkali, in a process called nixtamalization (nextamalli is the Nahuatl word for "hominy").

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Huehuetenango

Huehuetenango is a city and municipality in the highlands of western Guatemala.

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Indigenous languages of the Americas

The Indigenous languages of the Americas are a diverse group of languages that originated in the Americas prior to colonization, many of which continue to be spoken.

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Influences on the Spanish language

Spanish is a Romance language which developed from Vulgar Latin in central areas of the Iberian peninsula and has absorbed many loanwords from other Romance languages like French, Occitan, Catalan, Portuguese, and Italian.

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Iztacalco

Iztacalco is a borough (demarcación territorial) in Mexico City.

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Iztaccihuatl

Iztaccíhuatl or Ixtaccíhuatl (both forms also spelled without the accent) (or, as spelled with the x) is a dormant volcanic mountain in Mexico located on the border between the State of Mexico and Puebla within Izta-Popo Zoquiapan National Park.

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Iztapalapa

Iztapalapa is a borough (demarcación territorial) in Mexico City, located on the eastern side of the city.

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Jalapeño

The jalapeño is a medium-sized chili pepper pod type cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum.

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Jalisco

Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco (Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Jinotega Department

Jinotega is a department of Nicaragua.

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Jocoque

Jocoque or jocoqui is a Mexican dairy product based on fermented milk, from uncertain origins, influenced by Lebanese cuisine.

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Kite

A kite is a tethered heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create lift and drag forces.

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La Malinche

Marina or Malintzin (1500 – 1529), more popularly known as La Malinche, a Nahua woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast, became known for contributing to the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519–1521), by acting as an interpreter, advisor, and intermediary for the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.

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List of English words from Indigenous languages of the Americas

This is a list of English language words borrowed from Indigenous languages of the Americas, either directly or through intermediate European languages such as Spanish or French. List of Spanish words of Nahuatl origin and list of English words from Indigenous languages of the Americas are Nahuatl words and phrases.

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List of English words of Spanish origin

This is a list of English language words whose origin can be traced to the Spanish language as "Spanish loan words".

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Lowland paca

The lowland paca (Cuniculus paca), also known as the spotted paca, is a large rodent found in tropical and sub-tropical America, from east-central Mexico to northern Argentina, and has been introduced to Cuba and Algeria.

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Maize

Maize (Zea mays), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain.

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Manilkara zapota

Manilkara zapota, commonly known as sapodilla, sapote, chicozapote, chicoo, chicle, naseberry, nispero, or soapapple, among other names, is an evergreen tree native to southern Mexico and Central America.

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Mazatlán

Mazatlán is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.

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Mesquite

Mesquite is a common name for several plants in the genus Prosopis, which contains over 40 species of small leguminous trees.

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Metate

A metate (or mealing stone) is a type or variety of quern, a ground stone tool used for processing grain and seeds.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Mezcal

Mezcal, sometimes spelled mescal, is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from any type of agave.

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Milpa

In agriculture, a milpa is a field for growing food crops and a crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica, especially in the Yucatán peninsula, in Mexico.

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Mimosa tenuiflora

Mimosa tenuiflora, syn.

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Mockingbird

Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the family Mimidae.

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Mole (sauce)

Mole (from Nahuatl mōlli), meaning 'sauce', is a traditional sauce and marinade originally used in Mexican cuisine.

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Momotombo

Momotombo is a stratovolcano in Nicaragua, located near the city of León.

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Mortar and pestle

A mortar and pestle is a set of two simple tools used to prepare ingredients or substances by crushing and grinding them into a fine paste or powder in the kitchen, laboratory, and pharmacy.

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Mosquito

Mosquitoes, the Culicidae, are a family of small flies consisting of 3,600 species.

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Nahuatl

Nahuatl, Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family.

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Nahuatl–Spanish contact

Nahuatl has been in intense contact with Spanish since the Spanish conquest of 1521.

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Nahuatlismo

Nahuatlism is the term used to refer to words in the Spanish language that originate from Nahuatl. List of Spanish words of Nahuatl origin and Nahuatlismo are Nahuatl words and phrases.

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Nevado de Toluca

Nevado de Toluca is a stratovolcano in central Mexico, located about west of Mexico City near the city of Toluca.

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Nicaragua

Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest country in Central America, comprising.

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Nopal

Nopal is a common name in Spanish for Opuntia cacti (commonly referred to in English as prickly pear or tender cactus), as well as for its pads.

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Oaxaca

Oaxaca (also,, from Huāxyacac), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca (Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the Federative Entities of the United Mexican States.

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Oaxtepec

Oaxtepec is a town within the municipality of Yautepec and the Cuautla metropolitan area in the eastern part of the Mexican state of Morelos.

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Ocelot

The ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches at the shoulders and weighs between on average.

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Opossum

Opossums are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia endemic to the Americas.

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Opuntia matudae

Opuntia matudae, or xoconostle, is a cactus native to Mexico.

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Owl

Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes, which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers adapted for silent flight.

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Pachyrhizus erosus

Pachyrhizus erosus, commonly known as jícama (or; Spanish jícama; from Nahuatl xīcamatl) or Mexican turnip, is a native Mexican vine, although the name jícama most commonly refers to the plant's edible tuberous root.

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Peanut

The peanut (Arachis hypogaea), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), goober pea, pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds.

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Peyote

The peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is a small, spineless cactus which contains psychoactive alkaloids, particularly mescaline (see also: cactus alkaloids).

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Pico de Orizaba

Pico de Orizaba, also known as Citlaltépetl (from Nahuatl citlal(in).

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Pinacate

Pinacate may refer to.

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Pinole

Pinole, also called pinol, is roasted ground maize.

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Pinus montezumae

Pinus montezumae, known as the Montezuma pine, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae.

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Poaceae

Poaceae, also called Gramineae, is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.

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Popocatépetl

Popocatépetl (Popōcatepētl) is an active stratovolcano located in the states of Puebla, Morelos, and Mexico in central Mexico.

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Pozole

Pozole (from pozolli, meaning cacahuazintle, a variety of corn or maize) is a traditional soup or stew from Mexican cuisine.

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Pulque

Pulque (metoctli), occasionally known as octli or agave wine, is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the maguey (agave) plant.

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Quetzal

Quetzals are strikingly colored birds in the trogon family.

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Quetzaltenango

Quetzaltenango (also known by its Maya name Xelajú or Xela) is both the seat of the namesake Department and municipality, in Guatemala.

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Raccoon

The raccoon (or, Procyon lotor), also spelled racoon and sometimes called the common raccoon or northern raccoon to distinguish it from the other species, is a mammal native to North America.

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Red snapper

Red snapper is a common name of several fish species.

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Sacatepéquez

Sacatepéquez was a city in Guatemala from November 21, 1542 until July 29, 1773 when it was destroyed by the Santa Marta earthquake.

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Sahuayo

Sahuayo (Nahuatl: Tzacuātlayotl) is a city in the state of Michoacán, in western México, near the southern shore of Lake Chapala.

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Schoenoplectus acutus

Schoenoplectus acutus (syn. Scirpus acutus, Schoenoplectus lacustris, Scirpus lacustris subsp. acutus), called tule, common tule, hardstem tule, tule rush, hardstem bulrush, or viscid bulrush, is a giant species of sedge in the plant family Cyperaceae, native to freshwater marshes all over North America.

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Shack

A shack (or, in some areas, shanty) is a type of small shelter or dwelling, often primitive or rudimentary in design and construction.

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Squirrel

Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-sized rodents.

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Straw

Straw is an agricultural byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed.

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Sweet potato

The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.

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Tabasco

Tabasco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco (Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco), is one of the 32 Federal Entities of the United Mexican States.

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Tacuba

Tacuba is a municipality in the Ahuachapán department of El Salvador.

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Tamale

A tamale, in Spanish, is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa, a dough made from nixtamalized corn, which is steamed in a corn husk or banana leaves.

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Taxodium mucronatum

Taxodium mucronatum, commonly known as Montezuma bald cypress, Montezuma cypress, or ahuehuete, is a species of Taxodium that is primarily native to Mexico and Guatemala, with a few populations in the southwestern United States.

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Tenochtitlan

italic, also known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan, was a large Mexican altepetl in what is now the historic center of Mexico City.

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Tepeyac

Tepeyac or the Hill of Tepeyac, historically known by the names Tepeyacac and Tepeaquilla, is located inside Gustavo A. Madero, the northernmost Alcaldía or borough of Mexico City.

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Tequila

Tequila is a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila northwest of Guadalajara, and in the Jaliscan Highlands (Los Altos de Jalisco) of the central western Mexican state of Jalisco.

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Texcoco

Texcoco or Tezcoco may refer to.

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Tianguis

A tianguis is an open-air market or bazaar that is traditionally held on certain market days in a town or city neighborhood in Mexico and Central America.

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Tlacoyo

A tlacoyo is a Mexican dish of pre-Hispanic origin made of masa.

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Tlaxcala

Tlaxcala (from Tlaxcallān), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala (Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala), is one of the 32 federal entities that comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Tlayuda

Tlayuda, sometimes spelled clayuda, is a handmade dish in traditional Oaxacan cuisine, consisting of a large, thin, crunchy, partially fried or toasted tortilla covered with a spread of refried beans, asiento (unrefined pork lard), lettuce or cabbage, avocado, meat (usually shredded chicken, beef tenderloin or pork), Oaxaca cheese, and salsa.

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Tomatillo

The tomatillo (Physalis philadelphica and Physalis ixocarpa), also known as the Mexican husk tomato, is a plant of the nightshade family bearing small, spherical, and green or green-purple fruit of the same name.

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Tomato

The tomato is the edible berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as the tomato plant.

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Tumpline

A tumpline is a strap attached at both ends to a sack, backpack, or other luggage and used to carry the object by placing the strap over the top of the head.

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Turkey (bird)

The turkey is a large bird in the genus Meleagris, native to North America.

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Twin

Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.

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Tzompantli

A tzompantli or skull rack was a type of wooden rack or palisade documented in several Mesoamerican civilizations, which was used for the public display of human skulls, typically those of war captives or other sacrificial victims.

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Vachellia farnesiana

Vachellia farnesiana, also known as Acacia farnesiana, and previously Mimosa farnesiana, commonly known as sweet acacia, huisache, casha tree, or needle bush, is a species of shrub or small tree in the legume family, Fabaceae.

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Vulture

A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion.

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Xalapa

Xalapa or Jalapa, officially Xalapa-Enríquez, is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality.

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Xochimilco

Xochimilco (Xōchimīlco) is a borough (demarcación territorial) of Mexico City.

See List of Spanish words of Nahuatl origin and Xochimilco

Xoloitzcuintle

The Xoloitzcuintle (or Xoloitzquintle, Xoloitzcuintli, or Xolo) is one of several breeds of hairless dog.

See List of Spanish words of Nahuatl origin and Xoloitzcuintle

Zacatecas

Zacatecas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas (Estado Libre y Soberano de Zacatecas), is one of the 31 states of Mexico.

See List of Spanish words of Nahuatl origin and Zacatecas

See also

Lists of Spanish words of foreign origin

Mexico-related lists

Nahuatl words and phrases

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Spanish_words_of_Nahuatl_origin

Also known as Nahuatl loanwords in Spanish, Spanish words of Nahuatl origin.

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