cacamatl

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Perhaps a frequentative form of camatl (“mouth, lips”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

cacamatl (inanimate)

a small ear of corn that grows as an offshoot of a larger one
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 10v. col. 1:
  Cacamatl . mazorcas pequeñas de mayz, que na / en cabe la maçorca mayor.
  Cacamatl. small ears of maize that grow adjacent a bigger one.

Derived terms

cacamati

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 10v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 55

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