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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
ēlli (“liver, internal organ”) + chiquihuitl (“basket”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ēlchiquihuitl (possessive singular īēlchiquiuh)
- chest, breast
- bosom
- Ibid.
- elchiquiuitl. los pechos o el pecho.
- (elchiquiuitl. the breasts or the chest.)
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References
- Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 77