Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• ahuatl

Noun

ahhuatl

1. A long, slender thorn.

   • 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 9r. col. 2.

     auatl. enzina, roble, gusano lanudo. o espina.

     (auatl. oak, hairy worm. or thorn.)

Derived terms

• ahhuayohua verb

Descendants

• Spanish: ahuate

References

• “ahuatl” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.