piciyetl
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Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- picietl (obsolete or historical spelling)
Etymology
From iyetl (“tobacco”).
Pronunciation
Noun
piciyetl inan (plural piciyetl)
- (it is) a tobacco plant; Nicotiana rustica.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 2, f. 81v. col. 1:
- Picietl. yerua como veleño, que es medicinal.
- Picietl. a medicinal plant similar to henbane.
References
- Hernández de Toledo, Francisco, Cuatro libros de la naturaleza y virtudes de las plantas y animales, de use medicinal en la Nueva España (1888), page 26.
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 81