gadana

See also: gadaña

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish catana, from Japanese 刀 (katana).

Noun

gadana

1. Katana.
   • c. 1610, Chimalpahin, Diario, page 134:

     oncan quitecatihui ce gadana tepoztli yuhqui yn imespada ypã ponhui
     (there they place a katana of metal, which counts as their sword)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (2006) James Lockhart, Susan Schroeder, Doris Namala, transl., Annals of His Time: Don Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Stanford: Stanford University Press, pages 170–171