Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• cempoualtianquiztli (obsolete spelling)

Noun

cempōhualtiyānquiztli ‎(inanimate)

1. An open-air market held every twenty days.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 123r.

     Feria de veynte en veynte dias.  cempoualtiãquiztli.

     A fair [or market] held every twenty days. cempoualtiãquiztli.

Related terms

• mācuīltiyānquiztli
• chiucnāuhtiyānquiztli

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa