miquiztlacualli
Classical Nahuatl
editAlternative forms
edit- miquiztlaqualli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
editFrom miquiztli (“death”) + tlacualli (“food”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmiquiztlacualli (inanimate)
- Deadly food; something that causes death when eaten.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 57r. col. 1:
- Miquiztlaqualli. comida mortifera.
- Miquiztlaqualli. deadly food.
References
edit- J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 453
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 57