Caxtillan acalli

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

castillã acalli, castillan acalli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From Caxtīllān (“Spain”) +‎ ācalli (“small vessel, canoe”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 88

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