aceite cuahuitl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

azeite quauitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Spanish aceite (“oil; olive oil”) + Classical Nahuatl cuahuitl (“tree”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

aceite cuahuitl inan (plural aceite cuahuitl)

(it is) an olive tree.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 183v:
  Oliua o azeituno. azeite quauitl.
  An olive tree. azeite quauitl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 90r. col. 2:
  Oliua o azeituno. azeite quauitl.
  An olive tree. azeite quauitl.

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References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 90r

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