cacamatl
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps a frequentative form of camatl (“mouth, lips”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cacamatl (inanimate)
- a small ear of corn that grows as an offshoot of a larger one
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 10v. col. 1:
- Cacamatl . mazorcas pequeñas de mayz, que na / en cabe la maçorca mayor.
- Cacamatl. small ears of maize that grow adjacent a bigger one.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 10v
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 55