nocheztli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From nōchtli (“prickly pear”) +‎ eztli (“blood”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

nōcheztli (inanimate)

cochineal
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 132v:
  Grana que eſta por afinar. nocheztli.
  A red dye that is yet to be purified. nocheztli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 72v. col. 1:
  Nocheztli. grana por afinar, que llaman cochini / lla.
  Nocheztli. a red dye yet to be purified, which they call cochineal.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 72v

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