Caxtillan acaltontli

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

castillã acaltontli, castillan acaltontli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From Caxtīllān ācalli (“Spanish ship”) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Caxtīllān ācaltōntli (inanimate)

diminutive of Caxtīllān ācalli; a small Spanish ship.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 179v:
  Naue pequeña. caſtillã acaltepiton caſtillã acaltontli.
  A small ship. caſtillã acaltepiton. caſtillã acaltontli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 88r. col. 2:
  Naue pequeña.caſtillan acaltepiton .caſtillan acal- / tontli.
  A small ship. caſtillan acaltepiton. caſtillan acaltontli.

Synonyms

(small Spanish ship): Caxtīllān ācaltepitōn

References

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

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