ahuacamolli
Central Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- (Texcoco): ahuakamolli
- (Tlaxcala): auakamoli
Etymology edit
Equivalent to ahuacatl (“avocado”) + molli (“sauce, broth”).
Noun edit
ahuacamolli (inanimate)
- (Milpa Alta) avocado
References edit
- Héctor Mancilla Sepúlveda (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- auacamolli, auacamulli (obsolete spellings)
Etymology edit
Equivalent to ahuacatl (“avocado”) + molli (“sauce, broth”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
āhuacamōlli (inanimate)
- Avocado sauce; guacamole.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 9r. col. 2:
- Auacamulli. manjar de auacates con chilli.
- Auacamulli. a delicacy of avocados with chili.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “ahucamolli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.