mecahuehuetl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

mecaueuetl

Etymology

From mecatl (“cord”) +‎ huēhuētl (“drum”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mekaˈweːweːt͡ɬ/

Noun

mecahuēhuētl

a string instrument: guitar; lute; harp
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 152v:
  Laud inſtrumento muſico. mecaueuetl.
  (Lute, musical instrument. mecaueuetl.)
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- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 55r. col. 1:
  mecaueuetl. viguela, o harpa.
  (mecaueuetl. a vihuela or harp.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

petlacal mecahuēhuētl

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