canauhtetl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From canauhtli (“duck”) +‎ tetl (“egg”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaˈnaʍ.tet͡ɬ]

Noun

canauhtetl (inanimate)

duck egg
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 239v.
  Veuo de patos. canauhtetl.
  A duck egg. canauhtetl.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 115v. col. 1.
  Veuo de patos. canauhtetl.
  A duck egg. canauhtetl.
- Idem, f. 12r. col. 2.
  Canauhtetl.hueuo de pato, o de anade.
  Canauhtetl. a duck egg, or that of another anatid.

Related terms

tōtōtetl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 115v, 12r

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