cuahcuauhtlah

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

quaquauhtla (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Reduplicated form of cuauhtlah.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʷaʔˈkʷaw.t͡ɬaʔ]

Noun

cuahcuauhtlah (locative)

A forest, grove or other wooded area.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 35v.
  Boſque de arboles. quauhtla.quaquauhtla.
  A forest of trees. quauhtla.quaquauhtla.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 85v. col. 1.
  Quaquauhtla. arboledas o boſques.
  Quaquauhtla. groves or forests.

Synonyms

cuauhtlah

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 85

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