michnamacacan

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From *michnāmaca (“to sell fish”) +‎ -cān.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mit͡ʃ.naː.maˈka.kaːn]

Noun

michnāmacacān (locative)

1. A place where fish are sold; a fish market.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 95v. col. 1:

     Peſcaderia, donde los venden . michnamacoyan. / michnamacacan.

     A fish market, where they sell them [fish]. michnamacoyan. michnamacacan.

   • Idem, f. 56r. col. 1.

     Michnamacacan. peſcaderia,  el lugar donde ſe / vende.

     Michnamacacan. a fish market, a place where it [fish] is sold.

Synonyms

• michnāmacōyān

Related terms

• michnāmacac

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 95v, 56r
• Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 274