ahcuallahtolli
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- aquallatolli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From ahcualli (“it is something bad”) + tlahtōlli (“a word; speech; language”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ahcuallahtōlli (inanimate, plural ahcuallahtōlli)
- (it is) profanity; an offensive word or foul language.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 7r. col. 1:
- Aquallatolli. palabras malas.
- Aquallatolli. bad words.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 7r
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 34