atepocatl

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl atepocatl.

Noun

atepocatl

1. tadpole.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.teˈpo.kat͡ɬ]

Noun

atepocatl (animate)

1. tadpole
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 7v. col. 2:

     Atepocatl. renaquajo.

     Atepocatl. a tadpole.

Synonyms

• atempolocohtli
• atolocatl

Related terms

• cueyatl
• tamazolin

Descendants

• Spanish: atepocate, tepocate

References

• “atepocatl” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.