mazatlacualli
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Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- maçatlaqualli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From mazātl (“deer”) + tlacualli (“food”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mazātlacualli (inanimate)
- hay, fodder
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 50r. col. 2:
- Maçatlaqualli. yerua, o paja. &c. para beſtias.
- Maçatlaqualli. grass, hay, etc. for beasts.
References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 50r