mazaxococuahuitl
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- maçaxocoquauitl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From mazāxocotl (“yellow mombin”) + cuahuitl (“tree”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mazāxococuahuitl (inanimate, plural mazāxococuahuitl)
- (it is) a tree that yields yellow, plumlike fruits, Spondias mombin
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 35r. col. 2:
- Ciruelo dela tierra. maçaxocoquauitl.
- A plum tree of this land. maçaxocoquauitl.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 35r
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 244