acal
See also: ACAL, açâl, and -acal
Michoacán Nahuatl
Noun
acal
- reed
References
- Sischo H., Guillermo (2015), Erickson de Hollenbach, Elena, editor, Vocabulario del náhuatl de Michoacán (in Spanish), draft edition
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl ācalli (“boat, canoe”), from ātl (“water”) + calli (“structure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈkal/ [aˈkal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: a‧cal
Noun
acal m (plural acales)
- (dialectal, Mexico) canoe
- Synonym: canoa
- (dialectal, Puebla, Mexico) manger
- Synonym: pesebre
References
- Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 19
Further reading
- “acal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014