ahuacatl

Central Nahuatl

Ahuacatl, “avocado”.

Alternative forms

• (Cholula): ahuacatli
• (Texcoco): ahuakatl
• (Tlaxcala): auakatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl ahuacatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːwakatɬ/

Noun

ahuacatl (inanimate)

1. (Milpa Alta) avocado
2. (Milpa Alta) testicle

Derived terms

• ahuacamilli
• ahuacamolli
• ahuacacuahuitl
• ahuacaxochitl

References

• Héctor Mancilla Sepúlveda (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.
• Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Amecameca variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• auacatl, āhuacatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *pa:wa (“avocado”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːwakat͡ɬ/
• IPA^(key): [aː.ˈwá.kat͡ɬ]

Noun

āhuacatl (inanimate)

1. avocado
2. testicle

Derived terms

• ahuacamolli
• ahuacacuahuitl
• ahuacaxochitl

Descendants

• Central Huasteca Nahuatl: auakatl
• Central Nahuatl: ahuacatli
• Highland Puebla Nahuatl: awakat
• Orizaba Nahuatl: awakatl
• Temascaltepec Nahuatl: auakatl
• → Basque: ahuakate
• → Catalan: alvocat
• → French: avocat
• → Portuguese: abacate (see there for further descendants)
  • → English: abacate
• → Spanish: aguacate (see there for further descendants)
  • → English: avocado
  • → Asturian: aguacate
  • → Galician: aguacate
• → Yaqui: awakáate

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

ahuacatl

1. Obsolete spelling of awakatl.

References

• Sullivan, John; Olko, Justyna (2016); Tlahtolxitlauhcayotl, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Editorial Artes Liberales, Revitalizing Endangered Languages, IDIEZ, University of Warsow, Poland.