| Mexican Word | Nahuatl Word | English Translation |
| Aguacate | Ahuacatl | Avocado |
| Amate | Amatl | paper made from bark |
| Asquel | A small ant | |
| Cacahuate | Tlacucahuatl | Peanut |
| Cacle | Shoe | |
| Camote | Camotli | Sweet potato |
| Capulín | Cherry | |
Chamaco |
Chamahuac | Young Boy |
| Chante | Home | |
| Chapopote | Tar | |
| Chayote | Chayotli | A type of Mexican squash |
| Chicle | Gum | |
| Chile | Chilli | |
| Chipotle | Chilpoctli | Chipotle (same name) type of red chile |
| Chiquito | Very small | |
| Chocolate | Chocolate (same name) | |
| Copal | ||
| Coyote | Coyotl | Coyote (same name) |
| Cuate | Cuatl | Twin or slang for buddy |
| Elote | Corn on the Cob | |
| Escuincle | Itzcuintli | Small Child (also is a hairless prehispanic dog) |
| Guacamole | Ahuaca-molli | Guacamole (same name) |
| Guajolote | Turkey | |
| Huacal | Huacalli | Cage made from sticks |
| Huarache | Sandal | |
| Hule | Olli | Rubber |
| Jicama | Xicamatl | |
| Jícara | Xicalli | cup or cup made from Jicaro tree |
| Jitomate | Xictomatl | Tomato Variety |
| Mecate | Rope | |
| Mescal | Mexcalli | Mescal (same name) |
| Mezquite | Mizquitl | Mesquite (same name) |
| Molcajete | Kitchen Mortar | |
| Malacate | Winch | |
| Mayate | Mayatl | Beetle |
| Moyote | Moyotl | Flying Beetle or Horse Fly |
| Milpa | Milpa | Agricultural field |
| Mitote | Mitotiqui | Cause an Uproar, racket |
| Nopal | Nopalli | Nopal a cactus which is eaten |
| Ocelote | Ocelotl | Ocelot similar to a jaguar but smaller |
| Olote | Olotl | Corn Husk - espiga del maíz (sin los granos) |
| Papalote | Papalotl | Kite and Windmill |
| Petaca | Suitcase | |
| Petate | Weaved mattress | |
| Peyote | Peyotl | Peyote (same name) |
| Popote | Drinking Straw | |
| Pozole | Potzolli | Traditional pre-Columbian soup or stew |
| Pulque | Poliuhqui | means spoiled but is an alcoholic drink with the same name |
| Tamale | Tamalli | Tamale (same name) |
| Tecolote | Tecolotl | Owl |
| Tequila | Tequila (same name) | |
| Tianguis | Tianquiztli | Tianguis Market (same name) |
| Tlacuache | Tlacuatzin | Opossum |
| Tlapalería | Type of hardware store | |
| Tocayo | Namesake | |
| Tomate | Tomatl | Tomato (same name) |
| Zacate | Grass, Weeds | |
| Zopilote | Tzopilotl | Vulture |
| Zapote | Tzapotl | A tropical tree and its fruit |
| Nahuatl has given the English Lanugage some words for indigenous animals, fruits, vegetables, and tools. The most prominent are chocolate, tomato, coyote avocado, and chile or chili. Chiclets gum's name comes from the Nahuatl word chicle! Nahuatl is related to the languages spoken by the Hopi, Comanche, Pima, Shoshone, and other peoples of western North America, as they all belong to the Uto-Aztecan language family. |
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