amapatolli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From āmatl (“cards”) +‎ patōlli (“board game”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aː.ma.paˈtoː.lːi]

Noun

āmapatōlli (inanimate)

card game, cards
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 179r:
  Naypes juego. amapatolli.
  A card game. amapatolli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 88r. col. 1:
  Naipes juego.amapatolli.
  A card game. amapatolli.
- Idem, f. 4v. col. 1.
  Amapatolli. naipes.
  Amapatolli. cards.

Related terms

āmapatoa
āmapatoliztli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 88r, 4v

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