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Where does “tlacuachin” come from?

tlacuachin (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tlacuā — to eat.

tlacuachin (Classical Nahuatl): opossum

Definitions

  1. opossum

Ancestry of “tlacuachin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltlacuāto eat
Every word from Classical Nahuatl tlacuā →