mizquitl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

mizquitl

1. Mesquite.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• mīmizquitl

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiskit͡ɬ/

Noun

mizquitl

1. A mesquite tree.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 56r. col. 1:

   mizquitl. arbol de goma para tinta.

Descendants

• → Spanish: mezquite, mesquite (Mexico, US), mizquite (obsolete)
  • → English: mesquite
  • → Portuguese: mesquite

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 149