apachtli
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Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ātl (“water”) + pachtli (“Spanish moss”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]āpachtli (inanimate)
- Any aquatic plant or plantlike organism, such as seaweed, algae or kelp.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 6v. col. 2:
- Apachtli. ouas que ſe crian dentro del agua.
- Apachtli. algae that grow in water.
Synonyms
[edit]- (aquatic, plantlike organism): ācpatl
References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 6v
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 182