xoxotlaton

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

xoxotlato (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From xoxōtla (“firefly”) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

xoxōtlatōn (animate)

diminutive of xoxōtla; a small firefly
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 78v. col. 2:
  Luciernaga. ycpitl. copitl. xoxotla. xoxotlato.
  A firefly. ycpitl. copitl. xoxotla. xoxotlato.
- Idem, f. 161v. col. 1.
  Xoxotlato. luciernaga.
  Xoxotlato. a firefly.

Synonyms

(firely): copitl, icpitl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 78v, 161v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 782

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