xoto

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Gbe *-χʷo, cognates include Adja exo, Ayizo xoto

Pronunciation

Noun

xoto (plural xoto lɛ́) (Benin)

  1. belly
  2. pregnancy

Portuguese

Verb

xoto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of xotar

Sechura

Noun

xoto

  1. Alternative form of tutu

References

  • Matthias Urban, El vocabulario sechurano de Richard Spruce, in Lexis volume XXXIX (2) 2015, citing Spruce
  • Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 261