cacamatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Perhaps a frequentative form of camatl (“mouth, lips”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈka.mat͡ɬ]

Noun

cacamatl (inanimate)

1. 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

• cacamati

References

• 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