capollah

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• capulla (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From capolin (“wild cherry tree”) +‎ -tlah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈpó.lːaʔ]

Noun

capollah (locative)

1. (in) the place of many wild cherry trees; cherry orchard
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 34r. col. 2:

     Cerezal. capulla. capulquauhtla.

     A cherry orchard. capulla. capulquauhtla.

   • Idem, f. 12v. col. 1.

     Capulla . cerezal .

     Capulla. a chery orchard.

Synonyms

• (cherry orchard): capolcuauhtlah

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 34r, 12v