Wednesday, April 17, 2024

“Axolotl” And Tips And Tricks To Write A Haiku

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"Axolotl" isn't the only word that comes to us via Nahuatl, one of Mexico's many languages. English words such as "coyote" and "chocolate" are also rooted in this language once spoken in the city-states of Tenochtitlán, Texcoco, and Tlacopan.

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April 17, 2024

axolotl

[ ak-suh-lot-l ] noun

any of several salamanders that inhabit lakes and ponds of Mexico and remain in the larval stage as sexually mature adults.

 
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Time to meander, salamanders!

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