ahuacatl

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Central Nahuatl[edit]

(1) ahuacatl

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Classical Nahuatl ahuacatl

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ahuacatl (inanimate)

  1. (Amecameca and Milpa Alta) avocado

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Héctor Mancilla Sepúlveda (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, (dialecto de Amecameca), Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Amecameca variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nahuan *pa:wa (“avocado”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

āhuacatl (inanimate)

  1. avocado

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Basque: ahuakate
  • → Catalan: alvocat
  • → English: avocado
  • → French: avocat
  • → Portuguese: abacate
  • → Spanish: aguacate (see there for further descendants)
  • → Yaqui: awakáate

References[edit]

  1. ^ Karen Dakin (1982) La evolución fonológica del Protonáhuatl, México D.F.: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas, →ISBN, OCLC 10216962, page 210
  2. ^ Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 7
  3. ^ Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 7

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (Chiconamel, Zacatianguis): auakatl
  • (Tantoyuca, Tepetzintla, Temapache): awakatl

Etymology[edit]

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl ahuacatl

Noun[edit]

ahuacatl (ahuacatini)

  1. (Chicontepec) avocado.

Derived terms[edit]

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