nacaocuilin

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From nacatl (“meat”) +‎ ocuilin (“worm”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

nacaocuilin (animate)

maggot
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 134r:
  Guſano de carne. nacaocuilin.
  A maggot. nacaocuilin.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 61v. col. 2:
  Naca ocuilin. guſano de carne dañada.
  Naca ocuilin. a worm of rotten meat.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 61v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 297

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