coyamecalli

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

coyame calli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From coyametl (“pig”) +‎ calli (“house, structure”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

coyamecalli (inanimate)

pigsty, pigpen
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 60v:
  çahurda de puercos. pitzocalli. coyame calli.
  a pigsty. pitzocalli. coyame calli.
- Idem, f. 198r.
  Pocilga oçahurda de puercos. coyame calli.
  A pigpen or a pigsty. coyame calli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 33v. col. 1:
  çahurda de puercos. pitzocalli. coyamecalli.
  a pigsty. pitzocalli. coyamecalli.
- Idem, f. 96v. col. 2.
  Pocilga o çahurda de puercos. coyame calli.
  A pigpen or a pigsty. coyame calli.
- Idem, f. 24r. col. 1.
  Coyamecalli. çahurda de puergos.
  Coyamecalli. a pigsty.

Synonyms

pitzocalli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 33, 24

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