melon milpan

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

melommīlpan
melon milpa (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From melon (“melon”) +‎ mīlpan (“sown field”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

melon mīlpan (locative)

(in) a field or plot of land sown with melon plants.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 168v:
  Melonar. melommilpa n.
  A melon field. melommilpa n.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 83v. col. 1:
  Melonar. melommilpan.
  A melon field. melommilpan.
- Idem, f. 55v. col. 1.
  Melon milpa. melonar.
  Melon milpa. a melon field.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 83v, 55v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 269

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