quimichtlapehualli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From quimichin (“mouse”) +‎ tlapēhualli (“trap”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kimit͡ʃt͡ɬaˈpeːwalli/

Noun

quimichtlapēhualli (inanimate)

mouse trap
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 90r. col. 1:
  Quimichtlapeualli. ratonera.
  (Quimichtlapeualli. a mouse trap.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 90

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