cueyamolli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

cueyamulli (obsolete or historical spelling)

Etymology

From cueyatl (“a frog”) +‎ mōlli (“stew”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʷéjaˈmóːlːi]

Noun

cueyamōlli inan (plural cueyamōlli)

(it is) a stew of frog meat.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt. II, f. 26r. col. 1:
  Cueyamulli. guiſado de ranas.
  Cueyamulli. frog stew.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 26

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