cempohualtiyanquiztli
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- cempoualtianquiztli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From cempōhualli (“twenty”) + tiyānquiztli (“market”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cempōhualtiyānquiztli (inanimate)
- an open-air market held every twenty days
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 123r:
- Feria de veynte en veynte dias. cempoualtiãquiztli.
- A fair [or market] held every twenty days. cempoualtiãquiztli.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa