yaoacalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From yāōtl (“enemy, war”) +‎ ācalli (“canoe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jaː.oː.(w)aːˈka.lːi]

Noun

yāōācalli (inanimate)

1. war canoe
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 31r. col. 1:

     Yaocalli. [sic] fuſta artillada, o coſa aſsi para pelear ẽ / la mar.

     Yaoacalli. a canoe armed with artillery, or something similar to wage war at sea.

Derived terms

• Caxtīllān yāōācalli

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 31r