Save Gender Feminine Usage Nahuatl, Aztec Pronounced Pron. /kɑ.kɑ.mɑ.si.wɑːtɬ/(Nahuatl) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Classical Nahuatl elements cacamatl "small corncobs, small ears of corn" and cihuatl "woman, wife". Name borne by a queen of Tenochtitlan.