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Náhuatl

· NāhuatlahtōlliVulnerableUto-Azteca · Centro de México

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centli

centli

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/ˈsentɬi/

Español: sén-tliEnglish: SEHN-tlee(read it like this in each language)

sustantivo

maize (ear of corn)

Food

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centliINALIINALI / SEP
cintliColonialClásica (colonial)

Cultural notes

Maize is sustenance and the very substance of humans in Nahua origin stories.

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Actualizado: 2026-06-07