patox

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish patos, plural of pato (“duck”). Compare huacax (“cow”), çapatox (“shoe”).

Noun

patox

Domestic duck.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 190v
  Pato anade domeſtica. canauhtli. caſtillã canauhtli.patox.

Synonyms

castillan canauhtli

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish patos (“ducks”).

Noun

patox

Duck.

References

Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006), “Tlen itquitah itich in iluicactli”, in Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎, segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 8

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