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Classical Nahuatl
- quilito (obsolete or historical spelling)
Etymology
According to Rémi Siméon, from quilitl (“edible herb”), because of its green color, + -tōn.
Pronunciation
Noun
quilitōn (animate)
- (it is) a small parrot, either the Mexican parrotlet, Forpus cyanopygius or the olive-throated parakeet, Eupsittula nana.
- 16th c.: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, vol. 3. f. 23v. col. 1.
Ay otra manera de papagayos q / sellama, qujliton: son estos chiquj / llos, tienen la cabeça colorada, el / cuerpo todo verde : los escudos de / las alas coloradas. Comen mahiz / frisoles, deprenden a hablar : / habla loque le moestra.- There is another kind of parrot that is called quiliton: these are small, they have red heads, the entire body is green, part of the wings is red. They eat corn and beans, they learn to speak, and speak what is taught to them.
- Idem, f. 89v. col. 2.
- Quilito. papagayo chiquito.
- Quilito. a small parrot.
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