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Central Nahuatl
Noun
xolopihtli
- clown.
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Noun
xolopihtli
- a fool; an idiot
1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana:
References
- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 265.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 330.
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 241.