Re: /w/ vs /B/
| From: | Barry Garcia <montrei13@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 5:48 |
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On 6/4/07, Roger Mills <rfmilly@...> wrote:
> Then there's the delicacy spelled "guacamole" pronounced [waka'mole], I'm
> not sure which one is correct/corrupted. There may be a relationship with
> aguacate 'avocado'. Ult. < Nahuatl or other Mexican language.
>
Aguacate comes from Nahuatl "ahuacatl" which means "testicle" (much
like the Orchis genus) "ahuacamolli" - avocado sauce. Molli is also
where the Mexican Spanish word "mole" comes from, which simply means
sauce. (although it refers to the savory sauce usually served over
chicken or turkey).