tecuappantli
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Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- tequappantli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From tetl (“stone”) + cuappantli (“bridge”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tecuappantli (inanimate, plural tecuappantli)
- (colonial) (it is) a stone bridge, especially a masonry arch bridge.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 204r:
- Puente de arco. tenolli. uitoliuhqui. tequappantli.
- An arch bridge. tenolli. uitoliuhqui. tequappantli.
Synonyms
[edit]- (masonry bridge): huītōliuhqui, tenōlli
References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa