Xochimilco

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From xōchimīlli (“flower field”), from xōchitl (“flower”) + mīlli (“cultivated field”), + the locative suffix -co.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃoː.t͡ʃi.ˈmiːl.ko/

Proper noun

Xōchimīlco

  1. One of the sixteen boroughs (delegaciones) of the Mexican Federal District.

References
  • Michel Launey; Christopher Mackay (2011) An Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Amazon Kindle: Cambridge University Press, pages Loc 1643

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl xōchimīlli (“flower field”), from xōchitl (“flower”) + mīlli (“cultivated field”), + the locative suffix -co.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sot͡ʃiˈmilko/; /ʃot͡ʃiˈmilko/

Proper noun

Xochimilco m

  1. One of the sixteen boroughs (delegaciones) of the Mexican Federal District.

See also
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