chapulin

English

Noun

chapulin (plural chapulines)

1. A grasshopper toasted on a comal eaten in Mexico, mainly in Oaxaca State.

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Amecameca, Jaltocán, Milpa Alta and Texcoco): chapolin
• (Nanacamilpa and Tlaxcala): chapoli

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl chapolin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapuˈlin/

Noun

chapulin

1. grasshopper

References

• Medina, Genaro (1999); online Curso de Náhuatl, Universidad de las Américas; San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.

Michoacán Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapuˈlin/

Noun

chapulin

1. grasshopper

Pipil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapuˈlin/

Noun

chapulin

1. grasshopper