English
guaje
Guaje comes from Spanish guaje ‘foolish, stupid’, and goes back to Classical Nahuatl huāxin.
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600huāxin
- Spanishc. 1500–presentguaje‘foolish, stupid’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600huāxin
- Spanishc. 1500–presentguaje‘foolish, stupid’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Classical Nahuatl huāxin
Today it means
noun An edible seed of Leucaena esculenta.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Nahuatl huāxin / guaje