yaoacalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From yāōtl (“enemy, war”) +‎ ācalli (“canoe”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [jaː.oː.(w)aːˈka.lːi]

Noun

yāōācalli (inanimate)

war canoe
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 31r. col. 1.
  Yaocalli. [sic] fuſta artillada, o coſa aſsi para pelear ẽ / la mar.
  Yaoacalli. a canoe armed with artillery, or something similar to wage war at sea.

Derived terms

Caxtīllān yāōācalli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 31r

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