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a la China acalli.
(a loanword from Spanish)
Headword:
a la China acalli.
Principal English Translation:
Asian boats
Attestations from sources in English:
Axcan lunes. yc .7. mani metztli Março de 1611 años. yhquac nican mexico. quiz. onpeuh. yn sebastian vizcayno. vezino. mexico. general mochiuhtia. yn a la china acalli yc yah vmpa a la china. = “Today, Monday, the 7th of the month of March of the year 1611, was when Sebastián Vizcaíno, citizen of Mexico, set out and left Mexico here; he was appointed the general of the China boats going to China [the Philippines]” (Chimalpahin 2006: 174). [annals (AHT); time range: 1611–1613]
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