zacamecatl

== Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === çacamecatl (obsolete spelling) === Etymology === From zacatl (“grass”) +‎ mecatl (“rope”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [sa.kaˈme.kat͡ɬ] === Noun === zacamecatl (inanimate) A rope made from coarse grass. Idem, f. 13v. col. 1. çacamecatl. ſoga deſparto, ode coſa ſemejante. çacamecatl. a rope made from esparto or something similar. ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: zacamecate === References === Alonso de Molina (2008), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 109, 13