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Letter A: Displaying 221 - 240 of 2551

acalpapano.

ɑːkɑlpɑːpɑno

to go boating for recreation (see Molina)

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acalpatiotia.

to charter a boat (see Molina)

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acalpatiotl.

a shipload or cargo paid by the passenger (see Molina)

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acalquixtia.

ɑːkɑlkiːʃtiɑ

to take boats out of the water

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acaltecoyan.

ɑːkɑlteːkoːjɑːn

a sea port or an embarkation site (see Molina)

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acaltema.

ɑːkɑlteːmɑ

to put a cargo on a ship, or launch a ship and put something on it (see Molina)

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acaltetema.

ɑːkɑltehteːmɑ

to give ballast to the boat (see Molina)

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acaltetepontli.

Orthographic Variants:

acaltetepun, acaltetepon, acaltetepuntli

a shot, or a poisonous snake or scorpion (see Molina)

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acaltetl tlatilincateconi.

ballast for a boat or ship (see Molina)

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acaltic.

ɑːkɑltik

grooved, channeled, or carved out with a spoon (see Molina)

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Acamapichtli.

Orthographic Variants:

ācamāpīchtli, Acamapich

a personal name, a "Handful of Reed Arrows," is a name associated with the first ruler of Tenochtitlan (father of Huitzilihuitl); another interpretation came from the rejection of that history in the time of Itzcoatl, when Acamapichtli was said to originate in Culhuacan (see attestations)

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