ahuacamolli

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

(Texcoco): ahuakamolli
(Tlaxcala): auakamoli

Etymology

Equivalent to ahuacatl (“avocado”) +‎ molli (“sauce, broth”).

Noun

ahuacamolli (inanimate)

(Milpa Alta) avocado

References

Héctor Mancilla Sepúlveda (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

auacamolli, auacamulli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

Equivalent to āhuacatl (“avocado”) +‎ mōlli (“sauce, broth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aː.wa.ka.ˈmoː.lːi]

Noun

āhuacamōlli (inanimate)

Avocado sauce; guacamole.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 9r. col. 2:
  Auacamulli. manjar de auacates con chilli.
  Auacamulli. a delicacy of avocados with chili.

Descendants

Spanish: guacamole, guacamol (Central America, Cuba)
- → English: guacamole
- → German: Guacamole

References

“ahucamolli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.