canauhquilitl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From canauhtli (“duck”) +‎ quilitl (“edible plant”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ka.naʍˈki.lit͡ɬ]

Noun

canauhquilitl (inanimate)

purslane
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 242v:
  Verdolaga yerua. canauhquilitl.
  Purslane, a weed. canauhquilitl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 117r. col. 1:
  Verdolaga yerua.canauhquilitl.
  Purslane, a weed. canauhquilitl.
- Idem, f. 12r. col. 2.
  Canauhquilitl. verdolaga.
  Canauhquilitl. purslane.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 117r, 12r

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