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Mecayapan Nahuatl
Etymology
Cognate with Classical Nahuatl tlaquetzalli, Pipil taketsal. Equivalent to ta- + quetza (“raise”) + -l.
Pronunciation
Noun
taquétzal
- a forked wooden post used to support the beams of a house (Spanish horcón)
References
- Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 144, 182, 239