ahuacamolli
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- auacamulli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From āhuacatl (“avocado”) + mōlli (“sauce, broth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aː.wa.ka.ˈmóː.lːi]
Noun
āhuacamōlli (inanimate)
- Avocado sauce; guacamole.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 9r. col. 2.
- Auacamulli. manjar de auacates con chilli.
- Auacamulli. a delicacy of avocados with chili.
Descendants
- Spanish: guacamole
- English: guacamole
References
- “ahucamolli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.