acal

See also: ACAL, açâl, and -acal

Michoacán Nahuatl

Noun

acal

1. reed

References

• Sischo H., Guillermo (2015) Erickson de Hollenbach, Elena, editor, Vocabulario del náhuatl de Michoacán‎^[1] (in Spanish), draft edition

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ācalli (“boat, canoe”), from ātl (“water”) + calli (“structure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkal/ [aˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧cal

Noun

acal m (plural acales)

1. (dialectal, Mexico) canoe

   Synonym: canoa

2. (dialectal, Puebla, Mexico) manger

   Synonym: pesebre

References

• Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 19

Further reading

• “acal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10