chapulin

English edit

Noun edit

chapulin (plural chapulines)

A grasshopper toasted on a comal eaten in Mexico, mainly in Oaxaca State.

Central Nahuatl edit

Alternative forms edit

(Amecameca, Jaltocán, Milpa Alta and Texcoco): chapolin
(Nanacamilpa and Tlaxcala): chapoli

Etymology edit

From Classical Nahuatl chapolin.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapuˈlin/

Noun edit

chapulin

grasshopper

References edit

Medina, Genaro (1999); online Curso de Náhuatl, Universidad de las Américas; San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.

Michoacán Nahuatl edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapuˈlin/

Noun edit

chapulin

grasshopper

Pipil edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapuˈlin/

Noun edit

chapulin

grasshopper

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