zahzacatlah

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

çaçacatla (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Reduplicated form of zacatlah.

Pronunciation

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Noun

zahzacatlah (locative)

A grassland or meadow; terrain covered in grass.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 200v:
  ¶Prado de yerua. tlaceliayan. tlaxoxouiayan.çaçacatla.
  ¶A grass meadow. tlaceliayan. tlaxoxouiayan.çaçacatla.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 13r. col. 2:
  çaçacatla. yeruaçal, o prado.
  çaçacatla. a grassland, or a meadow.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 13

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