Caxtillan pitzahuac etl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

castillan pitzauac etl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Caxtīllān (“Spain, something Spanish”) +‎ pitzāhuac (“something small”) +‎ etl (“bean”), literally “small Spanish bean”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaʃˌtiː.lːaːm.pi.t͡saːˈwa.ket͡ɬ]

Noun

Caxtīllān pitzāhuac etl (inanimate)

lentil
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f:
  Lentejas legunbre. caſtillan pitzauac etl.
  Lentils, the legume. caſtillan pitzauac etl.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa

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