cacamatl
Classical Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps a frequentative form of camatl (“mouth, lips”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cacamatl (inanimate)
- a small ear of corn that grows as an offshoot of a larger one
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 10v. col. 1:
- Cacamatl . mazorcas pequeñas de mayz, que na / en cabe la maçorca mayor.
- Cacamatl. small ears of maize that grow adjacent a bigger one.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 10v
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 55