popocani

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From popōca (“to smoke”) +‎ -ni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈpoː.ka.ni/

Noun

popōcani

1. Something that smokes; spews smoke.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 83r. col. 2:

     Popocani. coſa que echa deſi humo.
     (Popocani. something that spews smoke from itself.)

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References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 83