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āhuacatl

ahuacatl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

ahuacatl (inanimate)

  1. avocado.

References

  • Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2002) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF. p. 158.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːwakat͡ɬ/[1]
  • IPA(key): [aː.ˈwá.kat͡ɬ][2]

Etymology

From proto-Aztecan *pa:wa ("avocado").[3]

Noun

āhuacatl (inanimate)

  1. avocado (fruit)
  2. testicle

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 7
  2. Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 7
  3. Karen Dakin (1982) La evolución fonológica del Protonáhuatl, México D.F.: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas, ISBN 968-5802-92-0, OCLC 10216962, page 210