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Central Nahuatl
Noun
xoctli
- pot, kettle.
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
Etymology
Compare Highland Puebla Nahuatl xocti.
Noun
xoctli
- Snail.
References
- Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) “Ocuiltzitzin”, in Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán, segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 13