cuachicpalli

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

quachicpalli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From cuāchtli (“large cotton blanket, sheet”) +‎ icpalli (“seat”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

cuāchicpalli (inanimate)

cushion, pillow
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 15v:
  Almohada. quachicpalli.
  A pillow. quachicpalli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 8v. col. 2:
  Almohada. quachicpalli.
  A pillow. quachicpalli.
- Idem, f. 31v. col. 2.
  Coxin. quachicpalli.
  Cushion. quachicpalli.
- Idem, f. 84r. col. 1.
  Quachicpalli. almohada o coxin.
  Quachicpalli. a pillow or cushion.

Synonyms

tzonicpalli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, pages 8, 31, 84

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