michtetl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From michin (“fish”) +‎ tetl (“egg”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmit͡ʃ.tet͡ɬ]

Noun

michtetl (inanimate)

The spawn of a fish, a fish egg.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 239v.
  Veuo de peſcado. michin yteuh.michtetl.amilotetl.y aſſi / delos de mas.
  A fish egg. michin yteuh. michtetl. amilotetl. And likewise for the rest.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 115v. col. 1.
  Veuo de peſcado.michin yteuh.michtetl.amilotetl / Y aſsi delos de mas.
  A fish egg. michin yteuh. michtetl. amilotetl. / And likewise for the rest.
- Idem, f. 56r. col. 1.
  Michtetl. hueuo de peſcado.
  Michtetl. a fish egg.

Synonyms

(spawn, fish egg): michin īteuh

Related terms

amilotetl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, pages 115, 56

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