icpal
See also: ícpal
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish icpal, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl icpalli.
Noun
icpal (plural icpals)
- A kind of indigenous Mexican seat or bench.
- 1931, Carleton Beals, Mexican Maize, page 114:
- Spanish royalty sat arrogantly in an elaborate Fourth-of-July pavillion; the Moorish kings sat glumly on native leather icpal chairs.
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Anagrams
- plica
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈíːk.paɬ]
Noun
īcpal (inanimate)
- third-person singular possessive singular of icpalli; (it is) his, her or its seat; chair.
- third-person singular possessive plural of icpalli; (they are) his, her or its seats; chairs.
Spanish
Alternative forms
- equipal
Etymology
Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl icpalli.
Noun
icpal m (plural icpales)
- icpal
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
Etymology
Cf. Classical Nahuatl icpalli.
Noun
icpal
- chair
References
- Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., 2006, page 16