Caxtillan acalli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• castillã acalli, castillan acalli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From Caxtīllān (“Spain”) +‎ ācalli (“small vessel, canoe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaʃˈtiː.lːaːn aːˈka.lːi]

Noun

Caxtīllān ācalli inan (plural Caxtīllān ācalli)

1. (it is) a ship, specifically a 16th-century Spanish galleon or caravel.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 179v:

     Naue generalmente.  caſtillã acalli .

     A ship in general.   caſtillã acalli.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 88r. col. 2:

     Naue, generalmente. caſtillan acalli.

     A ship in general. caſtillan acalli.

Derived terms

• Caxtīllān ācaltepitōn
• Caxtīllān ācaltōntli

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 88