matzahtli

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Central Nahuatl matzahtli

Noun

matzahtli

1. pineapple.

References

• Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• matzatli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /matsaʔtɬi/

Noun

matzahtli

1. pineapple
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana:

     Piña fruta conocida. matzatli.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 140.

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl matzahtli

Noun

matzahtli

1. pineapple.