mecapal

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl mecapalli (“tumpline”), based on mecatl (“cord, rope”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mekaˈpal/
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: me‧ca‧pal

Noun

mecapal m (plural mecapales)

(Central America, Mexico) tumpline
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 55r. col. 1:
  Mecapalli. mecapal, cordel para lleuar carga acueſtas.
  Mecapalli. tumpline, cord to bear a load on the back.

Derived terms

mecapalero m

Related terms

mecate

Further reading

“mecapal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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