tzilacayohtli

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tzilacayutli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Based on āyohtli (“gourd”) + the undefined modifier *tzilacatl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tzilacāyohtli (inanimate)

Cucurbita ficifolia, a species of soft squash.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 23r. col. 1:
  Calabaça blanca y muy liſa. tzilacayutli.
  A white and very smooth squash. tzilacayutli.

Descendants

Spanish: chilacayote

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 23r
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 728

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