nahua — meaning in English

English meaning

• Aztec adj Relating to the Aztecs, the Nahuatl-speaking people who built a powerful empire in central Mexico before the Spanish conquest, or to their language and culture.

Senses

nahua is used for these senses in English:

• Aztec Of or pertaining to the Nahuas.
• Aztec Of or pertaining to the Nahuatl language.
• Aztec A Nahua.
• Nahua A member of the Nahuatl-speaking indigenous peoples of Mexico and El Salvador.

Aztec — full definition

1. adj Relating to the Aztecs, the Nahuatl-speaking people who built a powerful empire in central Mexico before the Spanish conquest, or to their language and culture.
2. noun A member of the Aztec people, or their language.
3. noun In American football, a hybrid defensive position that blends the roles of safety, nickelback, and linebacker.

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