icpal

See also: ícpal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish icpal, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl icpalli.

Noun

icpal (plural icpals)

  1. A kind of indigenous Mexican seat or bench.
    • 1931, Carleton Beals, Mexican Maize, page 114:
      Spanish royalty sat arrogantly in an elaborate Fourth-of-July pavillion; the Moorish kings sat glumly on native leather icpal chairs.

Anagrams

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈíːk.paɬ]

Noun

īcpal (inanimate)

  1. third-person singular possessive singular of icpalli; (it is) his, her or its seat; chair.
  2. third-person singular possessive plural of icpalli; (they are) his, her or its seats; chairs.

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl icpalli.

Noun

icpal m (plural icpales)

  1. icpal

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

Cf. Classical Nahuatl icpalli.

Noun

icpal

  1. chair

References

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