atlan chanehqueh
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- atlan chaneque (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
Plural of ātlān chāneh (“water dweller”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ātlān chānehqueh (animate, plural only)
- Edible aquatic animals; seafood.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 82r. col. 2:
- Mariſco. ſ. cãgrejos, caracoles.&c. atlan chaneq̃.
- Seafood, that is crabs, shellfish, etc. atlan chaneq̃.
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 82r