Aztec
TheAztec/ˈæztɛk/[1]fowk war certain ethnic groups o centralMexico,pairteecularly those groups who spoke theNahuatl leidan who dominatit muckle pairts oMesoamericaefrae the 14t tae 16t centuries. TheNahuatlwirdsaztecatl[asˈtekat͡ɬ](singular)[2]anaztecah[asˈtekaʔ](plural)[2]mean "fowk fraeAztlan",[3]a meethological place for the Nahuatl-speakin cultur o the time, an later adoptit as the wird tae define theMexicafowk. Eften the term "Aztec" refers exclusively tae theMexicafowk oTenochtitlan(nou the location oMexico Ceety), situatit on an island inLoch Texcoco,who referred tae themsels asMēxihcah Tenochcah[meːˈʃiʔkaʔ teˈnot͡ʃkaʔ]orCōlhuah Mexihcah[ˈkoːlwaʔ meːˈʃiʔkaʔ].