camohtli
Central Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- (Tlaxcala): kamojtl
Noun edit
camohtli
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- camotli (obsolete spelling)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
camohtli (inanimate)
- the edible tuber of the sweet potato plant, Ipomoea batatas
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 239r:
- Turma de tierra o coſa aſſi. camotli.
- A truffle of the earth or something of the sort. camotli.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl camohtli
Noun edit
camohtli (plural camohtini)