cuauhmiztli

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Central Nahuatl

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Noun

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cuauhmiztli

  1. jaguarundi.

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Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

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cuahuitl "tree; wood" + miztli "puma"

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cuauhmiztli (plural cuauhmiztin)

  1. Jaguarundi (Puma yagouarondi).
    • c. 1600, Anónimo Mexicano, f. 11r:
      onca:ncamaía, tepe Zolime, totochtin, cuahtotolim, Mazame, oze lome, cuamíztin [superscript: quauhmiztin], tecuanímê
      (There were partridges, rabbits, fowl, deer, jaguars, mountain lions, and savage beasts)
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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References

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  • Richley H. Crapo, Bonnie Glass-Coffin, transl. (2005), Anónimo Mexicano, Logan: Utah State University Press, pages 29, 87