La causa de llamarse cuata cuando es uno y cuacuatas cuando son muchos, es porque siempre traían su cabeza ceñida con la honda, por lo cual el vocablo se dice de cua, por abreviatura, que quiere decir cuaitl, que es la "cabeza", y ta, que quiere decir temátlatl, que es la "honda". Y ansí quiere decir cuatatl "hombre que trae la honda en la cabeza por guirnalda". También se interpreta de otra manera, que quiere decir "hombre de cabeza de piedra".
\nEstos dichos cuacuatas, como en su tierra dellos, que es el valle que llaman Matlatzinco, hace grandisimo frío, suelen ser recios y para mucho trabaxo, y como usaban de las hondas con que desde lexos hacían mal, con ellas eran muy atrevidos, determinados y mal mirados, así en la paz como en la guerra; por lo cual al que es mal mirado y de poco respecto, para le injuriar, dícenle: "Bien parece cuata", como quien dice mal criado o atrevido. Ni más ni menos el vino recio que luego se les subía a la cabeza,
\n","citation_key":"citation_lopez_spanish_transcription","citation":{"en":["Spanish by López Austin & García Quintana 2000"],"es":["Español por López Austin & García Quintana 2000"]}},{"id":"c18007bf-8cc3-4122-a687-216f082d19c7","choice":{"en":["Spanish-to-English by García Garagarza 2023"],"es":["Español-al-inglés por García Garagarza 2023"]},"type":"translation","type_label":{"en":["spanish translation"],"es":["traducción al español"]},"column":"spanish","language":{"en":["English"],"es":["Inglés"]},"language_code":"eng","subtitle":"(García Garagarza 2023)","markdown":"The reason why they are called Cuata in the singular and Cuacuatas in the plural is because they always had a sling fastened to their head; and for this reason, the word comes from _cua_, as an abbreviation for _cuaitl_, which means “head,” and _ta_, which means _tematlatl_, which means “sling.” And so Cuatatl means “man who wears a sling around his head as a wreath.” It is also interpreted in another way, which means “man with a head of stone.”\n\nAnd since the land of these Cuacuatas, which is the valley that they call Matlatzinco, is very cold, they tend to be tough and hard workers. And since they were able to cause harm from afar with their slings, they were very bold and determined with them, so they were equally mistrusted during times of war or peace; and this is why, when they want to insult someone who is mistrusted and disrespected, they say to him, “You sure look like a Cuata,” as if to say “bad mannered” or “cheeky.” In much the same way, the strong wine that would quickly go to their heads","html":"The reason why they are called Cuata in the singular and Cuacuatas in the plural is because they always had a sling fastened to their head; and for this reason, the word comes from cua, as an abbreviation for cuaitl, which means “head,” and ta, which means tematlatl, which means “sling.” And so Cuatatl means “man who wears a sling around his head as a wreath.” It is also interpreted in another way, which means “man with a head of stone.”
\nAnd since the land of these Cuacuatas, which is the valley that they call Matlatzinco, is very cold, they tend to be tough and hard workers. And since they were able to cause harm from afar with their slings, they were very bold and determined with them, so they were equally mistrusted during times of war or peace; and this is why, when they want to insult someone who is mistrusted and disrespected, they say to him, “You sure look like a Cuata,” as if to say “bad mannered” or “cheeky.” In much the same way, the strong wine that would quickly go to their heads
\n","citation_key":"citation_garagarza","citation":{"en":["Spanish-to-English by García Garagarza 2023"],"es":["Español-al-inglés por García Garagarza 2023"]}}],"nahuatl_col":[{"id":"e1304f2b-039b-4648-9d77-b4e5251d7336","choice":{"en":["Nahuatl by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]},"type":"transcription","type_label":{"en":["nahuatl transcription"],"es":["transcripción al náhuatl"]},"column":"nahuatl","language":{"en":["Nahuatl"],"es":["Náhuatl"]},"language_code":"nci","subtitle":"(Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982)","markdown":"ça çe Quatatl, in mjequjntin Qvaquata, injc quatatl motocaiotia: ipampa in mochipa qujtqujtinemj, in çan mochipa ic moquailpitinemj, in tematlatl in Qua iuhqujn qujtoznequj, quatematle, in Qua, qujtoznequj, tzontecomatl, in tatl, qujtoznequj, tematlatl, iuhqujn qujtoznequj quatematle, anoço qujtoznequj quate quatetl, iuhqujn tetl intzontecon, qujtoznequj tetl itzonteco.\n\nInjque in Qvaquata, in inchan, in jntlalpan, in jtocaiocan Matlatzinco cenca ceoa, ic cenca no chicaoaque, tlapaltique, oapaoaque, ichtique in iehoantin quaquata: auh no in jpampa tematlatl, qujtitlanj in veca tequa: ic cenca no amo tlatlamatcachioa, in tlalticpac, ioan in iaoc: auh in aqujn âtlatlamati, in teixco eheoa, mjtoa, motocaiotia Quatatl, ioan mjtoa, iuhqujn quata.\n\nIn qualli vino, in qualli vetli, i cenca ihiio, in jpam[pa]","html":"ça çe Quatatl, in mjequjntin Qvaquata, injc quatatl motocaiotia: ipampa in mochipa qujtqujtinemj, in çan mochipa ic moquailpitinemj, in tematlatl in Qua iuhqujn qujtoznequj, quatematle, in Qua, qujtoznequj, tzontecomatl, in tatl, qujtoznequj, tematlatl, iuhqujn qujtoznequj quatematle, anoço qujtoznequj quate quatetl, iuhqujn tetl intzontecon, qujtoznequj tetl itzonteco.
\nInjque in Qvaquata, in inchan, in jntlalpan, in jtocaiocan Matlatzinco cenca ceoa, ic cenca no chicaoaque, tlapaltique, oapaoaque, ichtique in iehoantin quaquata: auh no in jpampa tematlatl, qujtitlanj in veca tequa: ic cenca no amo tlatlamatcachioa, in tlalticpac, ioan in iaoc: auh in aqujn âtlatlamati, in teixco eheoa, mjtoa, motocaiotia Quatatl, ioan mjtoa, iuhqujn quata.
\nIn qualli vino, in qualli vetli, i cenca ihiio, in jpam[pa]
\n","citation_key":"citation_anderson_nahuatl_transcription","citation":{"en":["Nahuatl by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]}},{"id":"99674f06-882a-4e72-ae62-4ffb00712dfd","choice":{"en":["Nahuatl-to-English by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl-al-inglés por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]},"type":"translation","type_label":{"en":["nahuatl translation"],"es":["traducción al náhuatl"]},"column":"nahuatl","language":{"en":["English"],"es":["Inglés"]},"language_code":"eng","subtitle":"(Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982)","markdown":"a single one, Quatatl; many, Quaquata. They were named Quatatl because they always carried, they always went with the sling tied about the head. *Qua*[*tatl*]*[^57] is as if to say,”one who wears a sling about the head.” The *qua* means “head”; the *tatl* means, “sling”; as much as to say, “one who wears a sling about the head.” Or it means *quate*,* quatetl*, “their heads like stones,” which means “one with head of stone.”\n\nThe home, the land, of these Quaquata, the place by the name of Matlatzinco, is very cold; therefore these Quaquata were also very strong, rugged, hard, sinewy. And also, since from a great distance they sent sling shots which wounded, they thus provided little tranquility in the land and in war. And of one who was presumptuous, disrespectful, one said—one was named—Quatatl; and it was said, “He is like the Quata.”\n\nThe good wine the good maguey wine, the very strong \n\n\n\n\n[^57]: *Quatatl* in the *Acad. Hist. MS*.","html":"a single one, Quatatl; many, Quaquata. They were named Quatatl because they always carried, they always went with the sling tied about the head. Qua[tatl]1 is as if to say,”one who wears a sling about the head.” The *qua means “head”; the tatl means, “sling”; as much as to say, “one who wears a sling about the head.” Or it means quate,* quatetl*, “their heads like stones,” which means “one with head of stone.”
\nThe home, the land, of these Quaquata, the place by the name of Matlatzinco, is very cold; therefore these Quaquata were also very strong, rugged, hard, sinewy. And also, since from a great distance they sent sling shots which wounded, they thus provided little tranquility in the land and in war. And of one who was presumptuous, disrespectful, one said—one was named—Quatatl; and it was said, “He is like the Quata.”
\nThe good wine the good maguey wine, the very strong
\nQuatatl in the Acad. Hist. MS.↩