ahuacatl

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Central Nahuatl[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ahuacatl (inanimate)

  1. avocado.

References[edit]

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

Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From proto-Aztecan *pa:wa ("avocado").[2]

Noun[edit]

āhuacatl (inanimate)

  1. avocado (fruit)
  2. (figuratively) testicle

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

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