elchiquihuitl

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

ēlli (“liver, internal organ”) +‎ chiquihuitl (“basket”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eːlt͡ʃiˈkiwit͡ɬ/

Noun

ēlchiquihuitl (possessive singular īēlchiquiuh)

chest, breast
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 28v. col. 1:
  elchiquiuitl. los pechos o el pecho.
  (elchiquiuitl. the breasts or the chest.)
bosom
- Ibid.
  elchiquiuitl. los pechos o el pecho.
  (elchiquiuitl. the breasts or the chest.)

Synonyms

(chest, breast, bosom): ēlpantli

Derived terms

ēlchiquimīna (verb)
ēlchiquipetlāhua (verb)

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 77

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