xicohcuitlaocotl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

xicocuitla ocotl, xicocuitlaocotl (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From xīcohcuitlatl (“beeswax”) +‎ ocōtl (“pine torch”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

xīcohcuitlaocōtl (inanimate)

candle
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 42v:
  Candela de cera. xicocuitla ocotl.
  A waxen candle. xicocuitla ocotl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 24r. col. 1:
  Candela de cera.xicocuitlaocotl.
  A waxen candle. xicocuitlaocotl.
- Idem, f. 159r. col. 1.
  Xicocuitlaocotl. candela de cera.
  Xicocuitlaocotl. a waxen candle.

Derived terms

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 24, 159

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