Caxtillan camohtli
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Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- castillã camotli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From Caxtīllān (“Spain, something Spanish”) + camohtli (“sweet potato”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Caxtīllān camohtli (inanimate)
- carrot
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 61r:
- çanahoria lo miſmo.vel. caſtillã camotli.
- A carrot. the same, or caſtillã camotli.
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa