Chipotle
Traditionally, “scholars” have taught that the “tl” in Nahuatl either sounds like the “tle” in cattle or that the “l” is silent and is pronounced more like the “t” in hot. I disagree and insist that the “tl” sounds like the “tle” in chipotle. Why? Chipotle IS a Nahuatl word. “Tla, tlo, tli, and tle“ ARE Nahuatl sounds. And it makes sense that Nahuatl words like coatl became cuate.
