nacazcuihcuitlatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

nacazcuicuitlatl (obsolete spelling)
nacazcuitlatl

Etymology

From nacaztli (“ear”) + a reduplicated form of cuitlatl (“excrement”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [na.kas.kʷiʔˈkʷi.t͡ɬat͡ɬ]

Noun

nacazcuihcuitlatl (inanimate)

earwax
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 62v:
  Cera delas orejas. nacazcuicuitlatl.
  Earwax. nacazcuicuitlatl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 34r. col. 1:
  Cera delas orejas . nacazcuicuitlatl. tonacazcuitl.
  Earwax. nacazcuicuitlatl. tonacazcuitl.
- Idem, f. 62r. col. 2.
  Nacazcuicuitlatl . cera delos oydos.
  Nacazcuicuitlatl. earwax.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 34, 62

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