ahuacatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From proto-Aztecan *pa:wa ("avocado").[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aːwakat͡ɬ/[2]
  • IPA(key): [aː.ˈwá.kat͡ɬ][3]

Noun

āhuacatl (inanimate)

  1. avocado (fruit)
  2. testicle

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  1. Karen Dakin (1982) La evolución fonológica del Protonáhuatl, México D.F.: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas, →ISBN, OCLC 10216962, page 210
  2. Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 7
  3. Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 7

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl

Noun

ahuacatl (ahuacatini)

  1. avocado.
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