xochihcualcuahuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

xochiqualquauitl, xuchiqualquauitl (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From xōchihcualli (“edible fruit”) +‎ cuahuitl (“tree”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʃoː.t͡ʃiʔ.kʷaɬˈkʷa.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

xōchihcualcuahuitl (inanimate)

fruit tree
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 127r:
  Frutalarbol. xuchiqualquauitl.
  A fruit tree. xuchiqualquauitl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 64v. col. 1:
  Frutal arbol. xuchiqualquauitl.
  A fruit tree. xuchiqualquauitl.
- Idem, f. 160r. col. 2.
  Xochiqualquauitl. arbol frutifero.
  Xochiqualquauitl. a fruit-bearing tree.
- Idem, f. 161v. col. 2.
  Xuchiqualquauitl. arbol de fruta.
  Xuchiqualquauitl. a fruit tree.

Derived terms

xōchihcualcuauhtlah

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 64, 160, 161

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