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ahuacatl

Central Nahuatl

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Ahuacatl, “avocado”.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Classical Nahuatl ahuacatl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ahuacatl (inanimate)

  1. (Milpa Alta) avocado
  2. (Milpa Alta) testicle

Derived terms

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References

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  • Héctor Mancilla Sepúlveda (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Amecameca variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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  • auacatl, āhuacatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

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From Proto-Nahuan *pa:wa (“avocado”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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āhuacatl (inanimate)

  1. avocado
  2. testicle

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Central Huasteca Nahuatl: auakatl
  • Central Nahuatl: ahuacatli
  • Highland Puebla Nahuatl: awakat
  • Orizaba Nahuatl: awakatl
  • Temascaltepec Nahuatl: auakatl
  • → Basque: ahuakate
  • → Catalan: alvocat
  • → French: avocat
  • → Portuguese: abacate (see there for further descendants)
  • → Spanish: aguacate (see there for further descendants)
  • → Yaqui: awakáate

References

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  1. ^ Karen Dakin (1982) La evolución fonológica del Protonáhuatl, México D.F.: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 210
  2. ^ Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 7
  3. ^ Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 7

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

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Noun

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ahuacatl

  1. Obsolete spelling of awakatl.

References

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  • Sullivan, John; Olko, Justyna (2016); Tlahtolxitlauhcayotl, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Editorial Artes Liberales, Revitalizing Endangered Languages, IDIEZ, University of Warsow, Poland.
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