Caxtillan acalli
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- castillã acalli, castillan acalli (obsolete spellings)
Etymology[edit]
From Caxtīllān (“Spain”) + ācalli (“small vessel, canoe”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Caxtīllān ācalli inan (plural Caxtīllān ācalli)
- (it is) a ship, specifically a 16th-century Spanish galleon or caravel.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 179v:
- Naue generalmente. caſtillã acalli .
- A ship in general. caſtillã acalli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 88r. col. 2:
- Naue, generalmente. caſtillan acalli.
- A ship in general. caſtillan acalli.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 88