mazaxocotl
Central Nahuatl
editNoun
editmazaxocotl (inanimate)
- (Amecameca) mombin
References
edit- Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.
Classical Nahuatl
editAlternative forms
edit- maçaxocotl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
editFrom mazātl (“deer”) + xocotl (“fruit”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmazāxocotl (inanimate, plural mazāxocotl)
- (it is) a mombin; the yellow, plumlike fruit of the tree Spondias mombin
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 65r:
- Ciruela deſta tierra. maçaxocotl.
- A plum that grows in this land. maçaxocotl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 35r. col. 2:
- Ciruela deſta tierra. maçaxocotl.
- A plum that grows in this land. maçaxocotl.
- Idem, f. 50r. col. 2.
- Maçaxocotl. cirue la deſta tierra.
- Maçaxocotl. a plum that grows in this land.
- Maçaxocotl. cirue la deſta tierra.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 35r, 50r
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 244