necuatl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

nequatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From neuctli (“honey, juice”) +‎ ātl (“water”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

necuātl (inanimate)

The unfermented, uncooked sap of the agave plant.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 171r:
  Miel de maguey cruda. menecutli. necuxoxouhqui. neq̃tl.
  Uncooked agave honey. menecutli. necuxoxouhqui. neq̃tl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 84v. col. 2:
  Miel de maguey cruda. menecutli. necuxoxouhq. / necuatl.
  Uncooked agave honey. menecutli. necuxoxouhq. necuatl.
- Idem, f. 69r. col. 2.
  Nequatl. meloxa, o agua miel.
  Nequatl. meloja, or agave honey.

Synonyms

meneuctli, neucxoxouhqui

Derived terms

necuāmetl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 69r
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 312

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