totochiquihuitl

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Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 17 August 2018

Alternative forms

totochiquiuitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tōtōtl (“bird”) +‎ chiquihuitl (“basket”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

tōtōchiquihuitl (inanimate)

A bird's nest or nesting place.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 88v. col. 2:
  Nidal o nido d aues.tototapaçolli. tototecaxitli. to / tochiquiuitl.
  Nesting place or nest of birds. tototapaçolli. tototecaxitli. totochiquiuitl.
- Idem, f. 150v. col. 1.
  Totochiquiuitl. nido de paxaros.
  Totochiquiuitl. a nest or birds.

Synonyms

(bird's nest): tapahzolli, tepahzolli, tōtōtapahzolli, tōtōtecaxtli

Hyponyms

tlaxopochtli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 150

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