ahuacamilli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

auacamilli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From āhuacatl (“avocado”) +‎ milli (“cultivated land”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aː.wa.kaˈmi.lːi]

Noun

āhuacamilli (inanimate)

Land cultivated with avocado trees.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 9r. col. 2:
  Auacamilli. eredad,o tierra de auacates.
  Auacamilli. a field cultivated with, or land of avocados.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 9

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