atlan chanehqueh
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- atlan chaneque (obsolete spelling)
Etymology edit
Plural of ātlān chāneh (“water dweller”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ātlān chānehqueh (animate, plural only)
- Edible aquatic animals; seafood.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 82r. col. 2:
- Mariſco. ſ. cãgrejos, caracoles.&c. atlan chaneq̃.
- Seafood, that is crabs, shellfish, etc. atlan chaneq̃.
References edit
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 82r