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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From xīlōtl (“tender ear of maize”). The second element could correspond to nenetl (“doll, figurine”) through apocopation, or to a form of nemi (“to live”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
xīlōnen (animate)
- (religion) (she is) Doll of Unripe Maize, goddess of tender, unripe maize, an appellation of Chicomecoatl.
1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 90r:Octauo mes delos mexnos llamado: Hueytecuhilhuitl, enq́ hazian fiesta ala Diosa llamada: xilonen, diosa delos xilotes.- Eigth month of the Mexicans, called Hueytecuhilhuitl, in which they celebrated the goddess called Xilonen, goddess of unripe ears of maize.