xoxotla

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

An apocopic form based on xoxōtla (“to glow, glisten”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʃoˈʃoː.t͡ɬa]

Noun

xoxōtla (animate, plural xoxōtlameh)

firefly
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 78v. col. 2.
  Luciernaga. ycpitl. copitl. xoxotla. xoxotlato.
  A firefly. ycpitl. copitl. xoxotla. xoxotlato.
- Idem, f. 161v. col. 1.
  Xoxotla. carmeſi,ſeda texida, o luciernaga.
  Xoxotla. crimson, woven silk or a firefly.

Synonyms

(firely): copitl, icpitl, xoxōtlani

Derived terms

xoxōtlatōn

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 78v, 161v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 782

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