azcapotzalli

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

(Cholula): azcapuzalli

Noun

azcapotzalli

anthill

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

azcaputzalli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From āzcatl (“ant”) + *pōtzalli (“mound”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aːs.ka.poːˈt͡sá.lːi]

Noun

āzcapōtzalli (inanimate, plural āzcapōtzalli)

(it is) an anthill
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 142r
  Hormiguero. azcaxalli.tzicatepetl.azcaputzalli.
  An anthill. azcaxalli. tzicatepetl. azcaputzalli.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 72r. col. 1.
  Hormiguero. azcaxalli. tzicatepetl. azcaputzalli.
  An anthill. azcaxalli. tzicatepetl. azcaputzalli.
- Idem, f. 10r. col. 2.
  Azcaputzalli.hormiguero.
  Azcaputzalli. an anthill.
Synonyms: āzcaxālli, tzīcatepētl

Derived terms

āzcapōtzalco

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