cuappatolli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

quappatolli (obsolete spelling)
cuauhpatōlli

Etymology

From cuahuitl (“wood”) +‎ patōlli (“board game”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʷap.paˈtoː.lːi]

Noun

cuappatōlli (inanimate)

chess
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 17v. col. 2:
  A Xedrez. quappatolli.
  Chess. quappatolli.
- Idem, f. 85r. col. 2.
  Quappatolli. juego de axedez.
  Quappatolli. game of chess.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 17, 85

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