“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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