amilotl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

amilotl

(Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta and Texcoco): shortfin silverside (Chirostoma humboldtianum)

Derived terms

amilotetl

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aˈmílot͡ɬ]

Noun

amilotl anim (plural amilomeh)

(it is) a type of white fish, perhaps Chirostoma humboldtianum.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 2, f. 5r. col. 1:
  Amilotl. peſcado blanco, como albur.
  Amilotl. a white fish, similar to a mullet.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 1, f. 95v. col. 1:
  Peſcado blanco, como albur. amilotl.
  A white fish, similar to a mullet. amilotl.

Derived terms

amilotetl

Temascaltepec Nahuatl

Noun

amilotl

shortfin silverside (Chirostoma humboldtianum)

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