itacate

Spanish

FWOTD – 10 October 2013

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ihtacatl (“provisions”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /itaˈkate/ [i.t̪aˈka.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: i‧ta‧ca‧te

Noun

itacate m (plural itacates)

1. (Mexico) food provisions, rations

   Synonym: provisiones

   • 2011, Nacaveva, Caballero Halcón - los caballeros de Kukulkán: La rebelión de Xibalbá, Palibrio, page 13:

     Campo Florido iba muy nervioso caminando detrás del viejo, aunque era más joven y no iba cargado más que con su itacate, le era muy difícil seguir el paso del hombre.

     Campo Florido went very nervously walking behind the old man, even though he was younger and wasn’t burdened with anything more than his food provisions, it was very difficult for him to follow the man’s pace.

2. (Mexico, by extension) suitcase

Further reading

• “itacate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014