ahuacatl

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

(Cholula): ahuacatli
(Texcoco): ahuakatl
(Tlaxcala): auakatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl ahuacatl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aːwakatɬ/

Noun

ahuacatl (inanimate)

(Milpa Alta) avocado
(Milpa Alta) testicle

Derived terms

References

Héctor Mancilla Sepúlveda (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.
Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Amecameca variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

auacatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *pa:wa (“avocado”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aːwakat͡ɬ/, [aː.ˈwá.kat͡ɬ]^[2]

Noun

āhuacatl (inanimate)

avocado
(colloquial) testicle

Derived terms

Descendants

Central Huasteca Nahuatl: auakatl
Central Nahuatl: ahuacatli
Highland Puebla Nahuatl: awakat
Orizaba Nahuatl: awakatl
Temascaltepec Nahuatl: auakatl
→ Spanish: aguacate
- → Asturian: aguacate
- → Basque: ahuakate
- → Galician: aguacate
- → Portuguese: abacate (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Spanish: avocado (see there for further descendants)
→ Yaqui: awakáate

References

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

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

ahuacatl

obsolete spelling of awakatl

References

Sullivan, John; Olko, Justyna (2016); Tlahtolxitlauhcayotl, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Editorial Artes Liberales, Revitalizing Endangered Languages, IDIEZ, University of Warsow, Poland.