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allacatl.

Headword: 
allacatl.
Principal English Translation: 

a long squash; or, a utensil for getting honey from the maguey (agave) plant (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
ɑllɑkɑtɬ
Alonso de Molina: 

allacatl. calabaça larga, o auenencia para sacar miel delos magueyes. &c.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua mexicana y castellana, 1571, (www.idiez.org.mx), f. 4r.

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