acpatl

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ātl (“water”) +‎ icpatl (“string, cord”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ācpatl (inanimate)

An aquatic plant or plantlike organism, such as seaweed, algae or kelp.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 91r. col. 2:
  ¶Oua que nace enel agua. acpatl.
  An alga that is born in water. acpatl.

Synonyms

(aquatic plant or plantlike organism): āpachtli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 91r
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 15

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