Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
hueyi tecuilhuitl. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
hueyi tecuilhuitl, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
hueyi tecuilhuitl in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
hueyi tecuilhuitl you have here. The definition of the word
hueyi tecuilhuitl will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
hueyi tecuilhuitl, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From huēyi (“something great, large”) + tēuctli (“lord”) + ilhuitl (“feast,day of celebration”), literally “Great Feast of Lords”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
huēyi tēcuilhuitl (inanimate)
- (it is) the eighth of the eighteen veintenas of the xiuhpōhualli, dedicated to agricultural deities such as Xīlōnen.
1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 90r:Octauo mes delos mexnos llamado: Hueytecuhilhuitl, enq́ hazian fiesta ala Diosa llamada: xilonen, diosa delos xilotes.- Eigth month of the Mexicans, called Hueytecuhilhuitl, in which they celebrated the goddess called Xilonen, goddess of unripe ears of maize.