Caxtillan huehxolotl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

castillan vexolotl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Caxtīllān (“Castile; Spain”) +‎ huehxōlōtl (“turkey cock”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaʃˈtiː.laːn weʔˈʃoː.loːt͡ɬ]

Noun

Caxtīllān huehxōlōtl (animate)

rooster, cock
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 65r. col. 1.
  Gallo de caſtilla.caſtillan vexolotl.
  A Castilian cock. caſtillan vexolotl.

Related terms

Caxtīllān tōtolin

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 65r

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