acuetzpalin

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Central Nahuatl

Noun

acuetzpalin (animate)

  1. alligator

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ātl (water) +‎ cuetzpalin (lizard).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aː.kʷet͡sˈpa.lin]

Noun

ācuetzpalin (animate)

  1. A large aquatic reptile; an alligator or caiman.

Synonyms

References

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 76v
  • Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 15