azcaxalli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From āzcatl (“ant”) +‎ xālli (“sand”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

āzcaxālli (inanimate)

anthill
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 142r:
  Hormiguero. azcaxalli.tzicatepetl.azcaputzalli.
  An anthill. azcaxalli. tzicatepetl. azcaputzalli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 72r. col. 1:
  Hormiguero. azcaxalli. tzicatepetl. azcaputzalli.
  An anthill. azcaxalli. tzicatepetl. azcaputzalli.
- Idem, f. 10r. col. 2.
  Azcaxalli hormiguero.
  Azcaxalli. an anthill.

Synonyms

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 72, 10

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