pochtecatl

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  A trader in the Aztec Empire.

Noun

 * 1) merchant

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) merchant, trader
 * 2) * 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, book 10, chapter 12
 * In qualli puchtecatl, tlaotlatoctiani, tlanênemitiani, çan tlaipantiliani, tlanamictiani,
 * (The good merchant [is] a follower of the routes, a traveler [with merchandise; he is] one who sets correct prices, who gives equal value.)
 * 1) * 17C: Chimalpahin, Diario, p. 133
 * enbaxador. ynteuhctitlan yn huey tlahtohuani emperador jabon. tlamatca yeliztli paz. quichihuaco. yn inhuicpa christianosme [...] ynic huel callaquizque. españoles. mercaderes. pochteca. yn õpa Jabon.
 * (an ambassador, from the court of the great ruler the emperor in Japan, came to make peace with the Christians, ... so that the Spanish merchants will be able to enter Japan)
 * (an ambassador, from the court of the great ruler the emperor in Japan, came to make peace with the Christians, ... so that the Spanish merchants will be able to enter Japan)

Synonyms

 * ōztōmēcatl, tiāmicqui, tiāmiquini, tlanāmacac, tlanāmacani

Derived terms

 * pōchtēcati
 * pōchtēcayōtl