It is derived from the Nahuatl word for owl, tecolotl.

The name ultimately derives from the Nahuatl word for a type of grass common in the region, zacatl.

The name Nopala is derived from the Nahuatl word for cactus.

The Nahuatl word for this area was Zicatela, meaning "place of large thorns."

The Nahuatl word "amate" is applied to both the paper and the paintings done on the paper.

The Nahuatl word for drum is roughly translated as huehuetl.

The name comes from a Nahuatl word for old, worn-out clothing.

The name comes from the Nahuatl word for maize and could be translated "little cornfields".

The name comes from the Nahuatl word for the shrub, achiotl.

Aztec is the Nahuatl word for "people from Aztlan".