hicox

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

īcox (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Spanish higos, plural of higo (“fig”), from Latin ficus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hīcox (inanimate, plural hīcox)

(it is) a fig.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 140r:
  Higo fruta.lo miſmo. vel,hicox.
  A fig, the fruit. the same, or hicox.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 71r. col. 1:
  Higo fruta.lo miſmo. vel. hicox.
  A fig, the fruit. the same, or hicox.
- Idem, f. 22. col. 1.
  Hicox. higo, fruta conocida.
  Hicox. a fig, a well-know fruit.

Derived terms

Terms derived from hīcox

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 71r

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