ahuacatl

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Central Nahuatl[edit]

Ahuacatl, “avocado”.

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Classical Nahuatl ahuacatl.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ahuacatl (inanimate)

  1. (Milpa Alta) avocado
  2. (Milpa Alta) testicle

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Héctor Mancilla Sepúlveda (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Amecameca variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • auacatl, āhuacatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nahuan *pa:wa (avocado).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

āhuacatl (inanimate)

  1. avocado
  2. testicle

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Central Huasteca Nahuatl: auakatl
  • Central Nahuatl: ahuacatli
  • Highland Puebla Nahuatl: awakat
  • Orizaba Nahuatl: awakatl
  • Temascaltepec Nahuatl: auakatl
  • Basque: ahuakate
  • Catalan: alvocat
  • French: avocat
  • Portuguese: abacate (see there for further descendants)
  • Spanish: aguacate (see there for further descendants)
  • Yaqui: awakáate

References[edit]

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

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl[edit]

Noun[edit]

ahuacatl

  1. Obsolete spelling of awakatl

References[edit]

  • Sullivan, John; Olko, Justyna (2016); Tlahtolxitlauhcayotl, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Editorial Artes Liberales, Revitalizing Endangered Languages, IDIEZ, University of Warsow, Poland.