zoyachiquihuitl

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From zōyātl (“palm tree”) +‎ chiquihuitl (“basket”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /soːjaːt͡ʃiˈkiwit͡ɬ/

Noun

zōyāchiquhuitl

a palm-leaf basket
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 56r. col. 1:
  zoyachiquiuitl. espuerta hecha de hojas de palmas.
  (zoyachiquiuitl. basket made from palm leaves.)

References

“zoyachiquihuitl” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.

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