Nahuas
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pluralof Nahua.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Experts found that the Nahuas believed these dogs represented the god, Xólotl, the twin brother of deity Quetzalcóatl.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
Hundreds of years ago the Latin American Indigenous group, the Nahuas, believed that a hairless dog like him, a Xoloitzcuintle, was a sacred creature who could guide its deceased master through the underworld.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
The closeness between Xoloitzcuintles and their owners was also noted by the Nahuas, according to experts.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
Did the artist who carved the cross also take liberties, which only informed Nahuas would grasp?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
The gods of the Mayas appear to have been less sanguinary than those of the Nahuas.
From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon