English. The word Chinantla is of Aztec origin and has an etymology similar to the word "chinampa", with which the floating gardens of Xochimilco are designated. Chinantli means "inflated support (mother)", since chinampas are floating rafts, loaded with earth. Pantli is a flat surface. Chinantla, analogously, means "land of rafts", since to cross the mighty and navigable rivers the rafts were built from the flabby wood of Ochroma "balsa stick".
Show more [+] Less [-]Spanish; Castilian. La palabra Chinantla es de origen azteca y tiene una etimología semejante a la palabra "chinampa", con que se designan los jardines flotantes de Xochimilco. Chinantli significa "sostén (madre) inflado", pues las chinampas son balsas flotantes, cargadas con tierra. Pantli es una superficie llana. Chinantla, análogacmente, quiere decir "tierra de balsas", puesto que para atravesar los ríos caudalosos y navegables las balsas fueron contruídas de la madera fofa de Ochroma "palo de balsa".
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