hueyi Caxtillan xonacatl
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- uey castillan xonacatl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From huēyi (“something large”) + Caxtīllān (“Spain; something Spanish”) + xonacatl (“a bulb; onion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [weː.ji.kaʃ.tíː.lːaːn̥ ʃoˈná.kat͡ɬ]
Noun
huēyi Caxtīllān xonacatl (inanimate, plural huēyi Caxtīllān xonacatl)
- (it is) a leek.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 204r.
- Puerro.lo miſmo. vel,uey castillan xonacatl.
- A leek. the same, but also, uey castillan xonacatl.
- Puerro.lo miſmo. vel,uey castillan xonacatl.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 204r.
Synonyms
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa
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