canauhtli

Central Nahuatl

Noun

canauhtli

1. duck.

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

canauhtli (absolutive plural canauhtin, possessed īcanauh, possessed plural īcanahuān)

1. duck
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 18r:

     ¶ Anade. canauhtli.

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   • ibid., f. 190v.

     Pato anade domeſtica. canauhtli. caſtillã canauhtli.patox.

Derived terms

• canauhconetl
• canauhtetl
• zoquicanauhtli