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Social Sciences - Archaeology / Mexico | | Spanish term or phrase: coquetes/soquetes | From an illuminated manuscript:
... aquella torre…que había sido levantada en Chulula, la cual, según los viejos, hicieron de este modo: que de un monte que está en Tlalmanalco, que llaman Cócotl, hicieron adobes aquellos indios ... y que desde Tlalmanalco hasta Culula [sic] estaban estos indios pasando de mano en mano los coquetes (soquetes) y los adobes. |
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| | It is used for construction | Explanation:
They are hunks of wood, so it probably fits. Think about it. they are near a wooden area and they are building something. they are going to use hunks of wood and adobe to construct these buildings.
It is sometimes spelled zoquete as well, which is also a term used to describe a less than savory person...
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Note added at 20 hrs (2006-09-29 13:27:55 GMT)
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I would use soquete and then in parentheses, provide a brief definition. |
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yolanda Speece
Local time: 13:03
| Grading comment Yolanda--You answer is so helpful! I did some research on "zoquetes" and while I don't entirely understand, it's close enough for me to be able to make the quote intelligible. Thank you!!
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20 hrs confidence:  It is used for construction
Explanation:
They are hunks of wood, so it probably fits. Think about it. they are near a wooden area and they are building something. they are going to use hunks of wood and adobe to construct these buildings.
It is sometimes spelled zoquete as well, which is also a term used to describe a less than savory person...
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Note added at 20 hrs (2006-09-29 13:27:55 GMT)
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I would use soquete and then in parentheses, provide a brief definition.
Reference: http://htp://etimologias.dechile.net/?soquete
Reference: http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/reference/dict_en_es/entry?lb=e...
| yolanda Speece
Local time: 13:03
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| | Grading comment | Yolanda--You answer is so helpful! I did some research on "zoquetes" and while I don't entirely understand, it's close enough for me to be able to make the quote intelligible. Thank you!! |
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