chapulin

English

Noun

chapulin (plural chapulines)

A grasshopper toasted on a comal eaten in Mexico, mainly in Oaxaca State.

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

(Amecameca, Jaltocán, Milpa Alta and Texcoco): chapolin
(Nanacamilpa and Tlaxcala): chapoli

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl chapolin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapuˈlin/

Noun

chapulin

grasshopper

References

Medina, Genaro (1999); online Curso de Náhuatl, Universidad de las Américas; San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.

Michoacán Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapuˈlin/

Noun

chapulin

grasshopper

Pipil

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapuˈlin/

Noun

chapulin

grasshopper

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