axolotl

(Amecameca, Cholula and Milpa Alta): axolotl


Dios

Borrowed from Spanish Dios, from Latin Deus.


nahuatl

(it is) something having a clear and pleasant sound.


tochin

(Nanacamilpa): rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus)


tomatl

(Amecameca, Canoa, Cholula, Milpa Alta, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): tomato family, tomatillo.


tochtli

Tochtin tlakwa sakatl. (Amecameca)

In tochtli cah ipan meztli. (Cholula)

(Amecameca, Cholula, Jaltocán and Milpa Alta): rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus)


altepetl

(Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): City.


cozcacuauhtli

Sarcoramphus papa
Sarcoramphus papa#Translingual


miztli

(Jaltocán, Milpa Alta and Texcoco) Puma, cougar, mountain lion (Puma concolor).


acatl

(Calpan, Cholula and Milpa Alta): reed, cane


acalli

From Classical Nahuatl acalli, cognate with atl (“water”) + calli (“house”).


atl

(Amecameca, Canoa, Cholula, Jaltocán, Milpa Alta, Texcoco, Tlaxcala) water


topilli

A staff, especially one representing an office.


tototl

(Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): bird


mazatl

(Calpan, Cholula, Jaltocán, Milpa Alta and Texcoco) A deer.


xochitl

(Amecameca, Canoa, Cholula, Jaltocán, Milpa Alta, Nanacamilpan, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): flower


xinachtli

(Amecameca, Cholula and Milpa Alta): seed


omitl

(Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): bone.


papalotl

(Amecameca, Canoa, Cholula, Milpa Alta, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): butterfly


atotolin

(Amecameca, Cholula and Milpa Alta): pelican.


aztatl

Egretta thula
Egretta thula#Translingual


cihuamiztli

(Amecameca and Milpa Alta): A female puma.


coyotl

From Proto-Nahuan *koyootl. Classical Nahuatl coyotl.

(Calpan, Cholula and Milpa Alta) coyote.


tlahtoani

From Classical Nahuatl tlahtoani, cognate with tlahtoa (“to speak”) + -ni (“habitual suffix”).


nahuatlahtolli

(Cholula and Milpa Alta) Nahuatl language.


coatl

In coatl tlacua in totochtin.

Nictlazohtlah in coameh. Yehuantin cualtzin.


ahuehuetl

(Canoa, Cholula, Milpa Alta and Texcoco): Montezuma cypress.


ahuacamolli

Equivalent to ahuacatl (“avocado”) + molli (“sauce, broth”).


pochotl

(Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): Kapok tree, ceiba.


amoxtli

(Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta and Texcoco): book, codex


ozelotl

Panthera onca
Panthera onca#Translingual


toztli

yellow-headed amazon
yellow-headed amazon

Amazona oratrix
Amazona oratrix#Translingual

yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix), parrot


yolkatl

Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.


coyutl

coyotl (animate canonical)
coyomeh (plural)


zacatl

Dry weeds or grass, especially when used as fodder; hay.


metl

(Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): maguey, century plant.


chilatl

[ˈt͡ʃiːɬ.aːtɬ]


huipilli

Spanish: huipil


matlatl

(Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): net.


ahuacacuahuitl

From Classical Nahuatl ahuacacuahuitl, cognate with ahuacatl (“avocado”) + cuahuitl (“tree”).


chapolin

(Amecameca, Jaltocán, Milpa Alta and Texcoco) grasshopper, chapulin.


alomeh

plural of alotl; (they are) scarlet macaws.


ayotochtli

From Classical Nahuatl ayotochtli. A word made of ayotl (“turtle”) + tochtli (“rabbit”).

(Amecameca, Cholula, Jaltocán, Milpa Alta and Texcoco): Armadillo.


ameyalatl

From Classical Nahuatl ameyalatl, cognate with ameyalli (“spring”) + atl (“water”).


yolotl

(Amecameca, Cholula, Texcoco and Tlaxcala) heart


malinalli

(it is) a twisted or braided grass stalk used as a building material


tochi

(Tlaxcala): rabbit, Sylvilagus floridanus


tecuicihtli

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tecuicihtli


michtecatl

From michin (“fish”) + -tecatl (“person”).


koyochichi

Canis latrans
Canis latrans#Translingual


cocoliztli

Compound of cocoa (“to be sick”) + -liztli.


masatl

(Amecameca, Nanacamilpa and Tlaxcala) deer.


ayotochi

From ayotl (“turtle”) + tochi (“rabbit”).


chapoli

chapoli chapoli (animate canonical)
chapoltin (plural)

(Nanacamilpa and Milpa Alta) grasshopper, chapulin.


acacalotl

From Classical Nahuatl acacalotl, cognate with atl (“water”) + cacalotl (“crow”).


ezxocotl

From eztli (“blood”) + xocotl (“citric fruit”).


amiztli

From Classical Nahuatl amiztli, cognate with atl (“water”) + miztli (“puma”).


azcacoyotl

Tamandua mexicana
Tamandua mexicana#Translingual

(Cholula and Milpa Alta) anteater, tamandua (Tamandua mexicana)


atototl

Gallinula galeata
Gallinula galeata#Translingual

water hen, moorhen, gallinule (Gallinula galeata)


pitzonacatl

From Classical Nahuatl pitzonacatl, cognate with pitzotl (“pig”) + nacatl (“meat”).


tepozcoatl

tepoztli + coatl, literally “metal snake”.


tzaponochtli

From Classical Nahuatl tzaponochtli, cognate with tzapotl (“sapote”) + nochtli (“prickly pear fruit”).


cahuayoh

From Classical Nahuatl cahuayoh, cognate with Spanish caballo.


teponaztli

percussion instrument
percussion instrument

(it is) a slit drum; a hollow percussion instrument


tlaxcalpacholli

From Classical Nahuatl tlaxcalpacholli, cognate with tlaxcalli (“tortilla”) + pacholli (“folded”).


amilotl

(Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta and Texcoco): shortfin silverside (Chirostoma humboldtianum)


tepeitzcuintli

tepetl (“mountain”) + itzcuintli (“dog”)


teponastli

teponaztli, (it is) a slit drum; a hollow percussion instrument.


quechquemitl

Indigenous quexquemetl, woman's clothing.


oceloyotl

From Classical Nahuatl ocelotl (“jaguar”) + -yotl.


huepilli

huipilli (canonical)
huepiltin (plural)
huepilmeh (plural)

Spanish: huipil


esxokotl

From a glottalized form of estli (“blood”) + xokotl (“fruit”).


tzopilocuauhtli

tzopilotl (“vulture”) + cuauhtli (“eagle”)


koskakuajtli

Compare Classical Nahuatl cozcacuauhtli.


tlacaozomahtli

tlacatl (“person”) + ozomahtli (“monkey”)


kimichpatlani

From kimichi (“mouse”) + patlani (“fly”). Compare Classical Nahuatl quimichpatlan.


tzoncalmiztli

Lion (Panthera leo), a wild felid of Africa and Asia.


oseloyotl

oceloyotl (canonical inanimate)
oceloyotl (plural)


acaltetepontli

Mexican beaded lizard
Mexican beaded lizard


euatl

(Tlaxcala): skin (of humans, animals, fruit)


cuauhcuetzpalin

cuauhtli (“eagle”) + cuetzpalin (“lizard”)


tlacahuilotl

Columba palumbus
Columba palumbus#Translingual


zacacintli

From zacatl (“grass”) + cintli (“corncob”).


popolochtli

(Amecameca, Milpa Alta and Texcoco) balloon, bubble.


xolochnacayeh

xolochtli (“wrinkle”) + nacayeh (“fleshy”).


xolochcuacuauhyeh

xolochtli (“wrinkle”) + cuacuauhyeh (“cow”)


apipiyallotl

atl (“water”) + pipiyalin (“bee”) + -yotl (“abstract”)


quetzalhuehxolotl

quetzalli (“quetzal feather”) + huehxolotl (“turkey”)


acal·li

From Classical Nahuatl acalli, cognate with atl (“water”) + cal·li (“house”).


aacini

One who comes to know something completely or who has a personal conversation with people of high status


tlakaosomahtli

tlakatl (“person”) + osomahtli (“monkey”)


akakalotl

From Classical Nahuatl acacalotl, cognate with atl (“water”) + cacalotl (“crow”).


xalatl

(Amecameca) water gushing from the sand.