ichcaehuatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ychcaeuatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ichcatl (“sheep”) +‎ ēhuatl (“skin, hide”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [it͡ʃ.kaˈeː.wat͡ɬ]

Noun

ichcaēhuatl (inanimate)

sheepskin
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 32v. col. 2:
  Cnero [sic] de carnero. ychcaeuatl.
  The hide of a sheep. ychacaeuatl.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 32

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