oyametl

Classical Nahuatl

oyametl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oˈjamet͡ɬ/

Noun

oyametl

sacred fir (Abies religiosa)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 1.
  Oyametl. abeto arbol de que ſe coge el olio de aueto.
  
  (Oyametl. fir tree from which fir oil is drawn.)

Synonyms

acxoyātl

Descendants

Spanish: oyamel

References

Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 99

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