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.

Many of these words end with the absolutive suffix "-tl" in Nahuatl. This word ending—thought to be difficult for Spanish speakers to pronounce at the time—evolved in Spanish into a "-te" ending (e.g. axolotl = ajolote). As a rule of thumb, a Spanish word for an animal, plant, food or home appliance widely used in Mexico and ending in "-te" is highly likely to have a Nahuatl origin.

Countries

• Cuauhtemallan (Guatemala)
• Mehxico (Mexico)
• Nicanahuac (Nicaragua)
• Cozcatlan (El Salvador)

States/Provinces/Departments

• Zacatecas, possibly
• Tlaxcala (Mex)
• Tabasco (Mex)
• Jalisco (Mex)
• México (Mex)
• Oaxaca (Mex)
• Chimaltenango (Guatemala)
• Escuintla (Guatemala)
• Huehuetenango (Guatemala)
• Quetzaltenango (Guatemala)
• Sacatepéquez (Guatemala)
• Cuscatlán Department (El Salvador)
• Chinandega Department (Nicaragua)
• Jinotega Department (Nicaragua)

Cities

• Nezahualcoyotl
• Texcoco
• Xochimilco
• Iztacalco
• Iztapalapa
• Tacuba
• Chapultepec
• Tepeyac
• Oaxtepec
• Culiacán
• Mazatlán
• Mexico-Tenochtitlán (former center of the Aztec Empire, now Mexico City)
• Xalapa
• Countless other cities throughout Mexico and northern Central America

Geographical elements

• Iztaccíhuatl (a volcano)
• Popocatépetl (a volcano)
• Citlaltépetl (a volcano)
• Xinantecatl (a volcano)
• Momotombo (a volcano)
• Sahuayo

• Nahuatl–Spanish contact
• List of English words of Spanish origin
• List of English words of Nahuatl origin
• Influences on the Spanish language
• Indigenous languages of the Americas

• Nahuatl Wikipedia