mo̱ycoy

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Mecayapan Nahuatl

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Highland Popoluca . This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Noun

mo̱ycoy

  1. A kind of plant from which a fish poison is extracted. (clarification of this definition is needed)

References

  • Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 97, 218