cempohualtiyanquiztli
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- cempoualtianquiztli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From cempōhualli (“twenty”) + tiyānquiztli (“market”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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.
- Feria de veynte en veynte dias. cempoualtiãquiztli.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 123r.
Related terms
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa