nabox

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish nabos, plural of nabo, from Latin nāpus. Compare hīcox (“fig”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

nābox (inanimate, plural nābox)

(it is) a turnip.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 178v:
  N Aboluengo y delgado. mimilt icnabox. / Nabo redondo. ololtic nabox.
  A long and thin turnip. mimilticnabox. / A round turnip. ololtic nabox.

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References

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

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