hi everyone who happens to read the notes to this post, ive got smth important to add
don't reblog this ^ addition and similar additions (especially ones shitting on the pronunciation in any way). as a native american speaking about a native language (albeit not my own) i think it's VERY important that words from native languages specifically must maintain their integrity. this word has not been loaned, it has been colonized. there's a huge difference and it's important for everyone to learn how to pronounce it correctly becoz of this.
if you're having a hard time pronouncing this, nahuatl people have given english speakers easier ways to pronounce it without erasing its integrity. if "lowtch" is hard to wrap your head around, try ah-show-lotch or you can change the "tch" to a "k" (making it ah-show-lok)