michmecatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From michin (“fish”) +‎ mecatl (“cord”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mit͡ʃˈmekat͡ɬ/

Noun

michmecatl (inanimate)

fishing line
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 222v:
  Sedal para peſcar. michmecatl.
  A fishing line. michmecatl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 56r. col. 1:
  Michmecatl. ſedal para peſcar.
  Michmecatl. a fishing line.

Related terms

michmātlatl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 56

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