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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From Spanish capa.
Noun
capatli
- European cape.
- 17C: Annals of Cuauhtitlan, 68:32–34
- auh yz catqui yn intetlapallohuaya xpianotin yehuatl yn yn quimacaco moteucçomatzin ontetl capatli = çentetl tliltic = çentetl chichiltic
- (And here are the greeting gifts the Christians presented to Moteuczomatzin: two capes, one black, one red)
References
- Bierhorst, John (1992) Codex Chimalpopoca: The Text in Nahuatl with a Glossary and Grammatical Notes, Tucson & London: The University of Arizona Press, page 84
- Bierhorst, John (1992) History and Mythology of the Aztecs: The Codex Chimalpopoca, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 138