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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From xīlōtl (“unripe ear of maize”) + -tlah.
Pronunciation
Noun
xīlōtlah (locative)
- the season when ears of maize are still unripe
- Idem, f. 159r. col. 2.
- Xilotl. maçorca de mayz tierna y por quajar. / Xilotla. tiempo deſtas maçorcas.
- Xilotl. a tender ear of maize that is yet to ripen. / Xilotla. season of these ears of maize.
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 113r, 159r
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 766