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