Caxtillan camohtli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

castillã camotli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Caxtīllān (“Spain, something Spanish”) +‎ camohtli (“sweet potato”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaʃˌtiː.lːaːŋ.kaˈmoʔ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

Caxtīllān camohtli (inanimate)

carrot
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 61r:
  çanahoria lo miſmo.vel. caſtillã camotli.
  A carrot. the same, or caſtillã camotli.

Synonyms

zanahoria

References

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

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