mazanacatl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

mazanacatl

deer meat.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

maçanacatl (obsolete or historical spelling)

Etymology

From mazātl (“white-tailed deer”) +‎ nacatl (“meat”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [másaːˈnákat͡ɬ]

Noun

mazānacatl inan (plural mazānacatl)

(it is) the meat of a white-tailed deer.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 50r. col. 2:
  Maçanacatl. carne de venado.
  Maçanacatl. deer meat.

Related terms

mazāmōlli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt. II (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 50 r.

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