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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From *xōchin (“full of or adorned with flowers”) + cuahuitl (“tree”).
Pronunciation
Noun
xōchincuahuitl (inanimate, plural xōchincuahuitl)
- (it is) a blossoming tree or shrub; a tree ripe with flowers
- 1558-1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Primeros memoriales, f. 279v.
Ma ya auiallo xochinquauitl itlani / nepapan quecholli ma ya in quecholli- May the many-colored birds rejoice under the blossoming trees.
References
- Rafael Tena (2012) La religión mexica, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, page 138