cuauhnanacatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

quauhnanacatl, quauh nanacatl (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From cuahuitl (“tree”) +‎ nanacatl (“mushroom”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʷaʍ.naˈna.kat͡ɬ]

Noun

cuauhnanacatl (inanimate)

A mushroom that grows on trees.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 141v.
  Hongo de arbol. quauhnanacatl.
  A tree mushroom. quauhnanacatl.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 72. col. 1.
  Hongo de arbol. quauhnanacatl.
  A tree mushroom. quauhnanacatl.
- Idem, f. 86v. col. 1.
  Quauh nanacatl. hongo de prado.
  Quauh nanacatl. a field mushroom. [probably by confusion with quauhtla nanacatl, also defined by Molina as “field mushroom”.]

Related terms

cuauhtlahnanacatl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 72, 86

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