tlilxochitl
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Central Huasteca Nahuatl[edit]
Noun[edit]
tlilxochitl
Central Nahuatl[edit]
Noun[edit]
tlilxochitl
Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- tlilxuchitl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From tlīlli (“black ink”) + xōchitl (“a flower”), after the dark color of the vanilla bean.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tlīlxōchitl (inanimate, plural tlīlxōchitl)
- (it is) vanilla; the vanilla bean or orchid.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 148r. col. 1:
- Tlilxuchitl.ciertas vaynicas de olores.
- Tlilxuchitl. a sort of small fragrant pods.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 148r
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 708
Categories:
- Central Huasteca Nahuatl lemmas
- Central Huasteca Nahuatl nouns
- nch:Flowers
- Central Nahuatl lemmas
- Central Nahuatl nouns
- Amecameca Central Nahuatl
- nhn:Flowers
- Classical Nahuatl compound terms
- Classical Nahuatl terms with IPA pronunciation
- Classical Nahuatl lemmas
- Classical Nahuatl nouns
- Classical Nahuatl terms with quotations