Save Gender Feminine Usage Nahuatl, Aztec Pronounced Pron. kah-kah-mah-see-wahch(Nahuatl) [key·IPA] 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.