capollah
Classical Nahuatl
editAlternative forms
edit- capulla (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
editFrom capolin (“wild cherry tree”) + -tlah.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcapollah (locative)
- (in) the place of many wild cherry trees; cherry orchard
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 34r. col. 2:
- Cerezal. capulla. capulquauhtla.
- A cherry orchard. capulla. capulquauhtla.
- Idem, f. 12v. col. 1.
- Capulla . cerezal .
- Capulla. a chery orchard.
- Capulla . cerezal .
Synonyms
edit- (cherry orchard): capolcuauhtlah
References
edit- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 34r, 12v