mizquitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

mīmizquitl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmiskit͡ɬ/

Noun

mizquitl

A mesquite tree.
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 56r. col. 1
  
  mizquitl. arbol de goma para tinta.

Descendants

Spanish: mezquite, mesquite
- English: mesquite

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 149

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