milpanecatl
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From mīlpan (“agricultural land, the country”) + -catl.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mīlpanēcatl (animate, plural mīlpanēcah)
- (he or she is) a person who works the land or inhabits a rural area; a farmer.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 151v:
- Labrador ruſtico. millacatl.millatlacatl.milpanecatl.
- A rustic farmer. millacatl.millatlacatl.milpanecatl.
Synonyms[edit]
- (inhabitant of a rural area): mīllahcatl, mīllahtlācatl
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa