miquiztlacualli
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- miquiztlaqualli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From miquiztli (“death”) + tlacualli (“food”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
miquiztlacualli (inanimate)
- Deadly food; something that causes death when eaten.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 57r. col. 1:
- Miquiztlaqualli. comida mortifera.
- Miquiztlaqualli. deadly food.
References[edit]
- J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 453
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 57