copitl

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

copitl (animate)

firefly
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 157v:
  Luziernaga. ycpitl. copitl.
  A firefly. ycpitl. copitl.
- 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.

Synonyms

(firefly): icpitl, xoxōtla, xoxōtlatōn

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 78v

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