nahuatlato

== English == === Alternative forms === naguatato (obsolete) === Etymology === From Spanish nahuatlato, from Nahuatl nāhuatlahtoh. === Noun === nahuatlato (plural nahuatlatos) An interpreter in an indigenous language, not necessarily Nahuatl. 1708, Bartholomé Leonardo de Argensola (Spanish), John Stevens (English tr.), The Discovery and Conquest of the Molucco and Philippine Islands, p. 119 tranſlated from the Malaye Language, by the King’s Naguatatos, ſo they there call the Interpreters. A scholar of Nahuatl. == Classical Nahuatl == === Noun === nahuatlato alternative spelling of nahuatlahtoh == Spanish == === Alternative forms === naguatato (obsolete) naguatlato === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl nāhuatlahtoh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nawaˈtlato/ [na.waˈt̪la.t̪o] Rhymes: -ato Syllabification: na‧hua‧tla‧to === Noun === nahuatlato m (plural nahuatlatos, feminine nahuatlata, feminine plural nahuatlatas) (historical) a person who spoke Nahuatl and Spanish and could serve as an interpreter 1539, Inquisitorial trial of the cacique of Tetzcoco a person who speaks, studies or translates Nahuatl ==== Related terms ==== === References === Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009), Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 94 === Further reading === “nahuatlato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025