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Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Noun
tlilxochitl
- vainilla
Central Nahuatl
Noun
tlilxochitl
- vainilla.
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From tlīlli (“black ink”) + xōchitl (“a flower”), after the dark color of the vanilla bean.
Pronunciation
Noun
tlīlxōchitl (inanimate, plural tlīlxōchitl)
- (it is) vanilla; the vanilla bean or orchid.
Derived terms
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 148r
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 708