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Words of Nahuatl origin have entered many European languages. Mainly they have done so via Spanish .

The word " Potato " is ''not'' of Nahuatl origin, but rather is from Quechua .

  • Atlatl : from atlatl (weapon)

  • Avocado : from ahuacatl (fruit)

  • Axolotl : from axolotl (salamander)

  • Aztec : from azteca(tl) (race sngl.)

  • Cacao : from cacahuatl (fruit/nut)

  • Chocolate : from chocolatl (chocolate water drink)

  • )

  • Chili : from chili (vegetable)

  • Chocolate : from xocolatl (drink)

  • Coyote : from coyotl (mammal)

  • Epazote : from epazotli (skunk herb, an edible plant)

  • Mexico : from mexi'co (the place of the followers of Mexi, the first "Aztec" priest)

  • Mesquite : from mizquitl (tree)

  • Nahuatl : from nahuatl (clear, beautiful-sounding)

  • Nopal : from no'palli (prickly pear cactus plant)

  • Ocelot : from ocelotl (mammal)

  • Peyote : from peyotl (psychoactive plant)

  • Quetzal and Quetzalcoatl : from quetzalli/quetzaltototl (feather/bird)

  • Shack : possibly from xacalli (sand or adobe house), according to the '' American Heritage Dictionary ''

  • Sapodilla : from tzapocuahuitl (tree)

  • Sapota : from tzapotl (fruit)

  • ('' American Heritage Dictionary '', ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary'')

  • Tule : from tolli (sedge, reed)

  • Toltec : from tolteca(tl) (people of the tule place)

  • Tomato : from (xi)tomatl (fruit)