chapolin

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

(Cholula): chapulin
(Tlaxcala): chapoli

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl chapolin.

Noun

chapolin (plural chapoltin)

grasshopper.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapolin/
IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaˈpó.lin̥]

Noun

chapolin (absolutive plural chapoltin or chāchapoltin)

grasshopper, locust
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 19r. col. 2:
  Chapulin. langoſta.
  (Chapulin. locust.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

acachapolin
tlalchapolin

Proper nouns derived from chapolin

Chapolhuahcan
Chapoltepec
Chapoltzinco

Descendants

Spanish: chapulín

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl chapolin.

Noun

chapolin (plural chapolimeh)

grasshopper.

References

Sullivan, John; Olko, Justyna (2016); Tlahtolxitlauhcayotl, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Editorial Artes Liberales, Revitalizing Endangered Languages, IDIEZ, University of Warsow, Poland.

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