Caxtillan pitzahuac etl
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- castillan pitzauac etl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From Caxtīllān (“Spain, something Spanish”) + pitzāhuac (“something small”) + etl (“bean”), literally “small Spanish bean”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Caxtīllān pitzāhuac etl (inanimate)
- lentil
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f:
- Lentejas legunbre. caſtillan pitzauac etl.
- Lentils, the legume. caſtillan pitzauac etl.
References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa