mexcalli
Classical Nahuatl
[meʃˈka.lːi]
noun
Definitions
- Cooked maguey leaves.
Etymology
Compound from Classical Nahuatl metl (agave, maguey, agave plant, century plant) + Classical Nahuatl ixca (bake, cook).
Origin
Classical Nahuatl
ixca
Gloss
bake, cook
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
炊
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mezcal French
- métel French
- mezcal Spanish, Castilian
- Metepec Classical Nahuatl
- ixca Classical Nahuatl
- meneuctli Classical Nahuatl
- meocuilin Classical Nahuatl
- mequiyotl Classical Nahuatl
- metl Classical Nahuatl
- meyollohtli Classical Nahuatl
- texcalli Classical Nahuatl
- tlaxcalli Classical Nahuatl
- xamixcalli Classical Nahuatl
- ixca nocat=1
- metl nocat=1
- nci nocat=1
- mescöl Tetelcingo Nahuatl