chapoli

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapoːli/

Noun

chapoli

1. grasshopper.

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Amecameca, Jaltocán, Milpa Alta and Texcoco): chapolin
• (Calpan, Canoa and Cholula): chapulin

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl chapolin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapoːli/

Noun

chapoli chapoli anim (plural chapoltin)

1. (Nanacamilpa and Milpa Alta) grasshopper, chapulin.

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl chapolin

Noun

chapoli (plural chapolimeh)

1. grasshopper.

Sierra Negra Nahuatl

Noun

chapoli

1. grasshopper.

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

chapoli

1. grasshopper.

References

• Van't Hooft, Anuschka (2006); Lengua náhuatl y Cultura de la Huasteca, Coordinación de ciencias sociales y humanidades de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí City, Mexico.