hueyi Caxtillan xonacatl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

uey castillan xonacatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From huēyi (“something large”) +‎ Caxtīllān (“Spain; something Spanish”) +‎ xonacatl (“a bulb; onion”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

huēyi Caxtīllān xonacatl (inanimate, plural huēyi Caxtīllān xonacatl)

(it is) a leek.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 204r:
  Puerro.lo miſmo. vel,uey castillan xonacatl.
  A leek. the same, but also, uey castillan xonacatl.

Synonyms

puerro

References

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

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