mazaxocotl
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Central Nahuatl
[edit]Noun
[edit]mazaxocotl (inanimate)
References
[edit]- Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- maçaxocotl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From mazātl (“deer”) + xocotl (“fruit”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mazāxocotl (inanimate, plural mazāxocotl)
- (it is) a mombin; the yellow, plumlike fruit of the tree Spondias mombin
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 65r:
- Ciruela deſta tierra. maçaxocotl.
- A plum that grows in this land. maçaxocotl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 35r. col. 2:
- Ciruela deſta tierra. maçaxocotl.
- A plum that grows in this land. maçaxocotl.
- Idem, f. 50r. col. 2.
- Maçaxocotl. cirue la deſta tierra.
- Maçaxocotl. a plum that grows in this land.
- Maçaxocotl. cirue la deſta tierra.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 35r, 50r
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 244