Aztec Crossword

4. Meaning "avocado"
9. The source for "coyote," meaning trickster or wild dog.
10. Refers to chili peppers.
13. The word for an Aztec city-state or community.
14. Floating agricultural gardens built on shallow lake beds.
16. Means "human" or "man".
17. Means "god house," referring to a temple or pyramid.
19. The name of the Aztec language itself, roughly translating to "pleasant-sounding language".

1. Means "bitter water", the root for the modern word "chocolate".
2. Derived from ahuacamolli (avocado sauce).
3. The original word for "peanut", which evolved into cacahuate in Spanish.
5. Meaning "woman".
6. The word for reed or cane, which was also an important day sign in the calendar.
7. The word for "heart".
8. The standard greeting (like saying "hello").
9. Means "snake" or "twin," most famous in the deity name Quetzalcoatl.
11. Meaning "sun," the celestial body central to Aztec mythology.
12. The title of the supreme leader or king ("the one who speaks").
15. The Nahuatl name for raccoon.
18. Means "swollen fruit," the origin of "tomato"