Caxtillan camohtli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• castillã camotli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Caxtīllān (“Spain, something Spanish”) +‎ camohtli (“sweet potato”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaʃˌtiː.lːaːŋ.kaˈmoʔ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

Caxtīllān camohtli (inanimate)

1. carrot
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 61r:

     çanahoria  lo miſmo.vel. caſtillã camotli.

     A carrot. the same, or caſtillã camotli.

Synonyms

• zanahoria

References

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