We trace the words that have been absorbed into English since the 1500s, words that describe the plants, animals, and food of the New World.
known as theAztec or Mexica. Although the spoken and written form of the language has substantively changed from the prehispanic classical form, Nahuatl has persevered for half a millennium. It is still spoken today by approximately 1.5 million people, or 1.7% of the total population ...