ahhuachchoh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

auacho (obsolete spelling), ahhuechchoh

Etymology

From ahhuachtli (“dew”) +‎ -yoh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aʔˈwat.t͡ʃoʔ]

Noun

ahhuachchoh (inanimate)

something dewy; wet with or covered in dew.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 216v.
  Rociada coſa. auecho.auacho.
  Something dewy. auecho. auacho.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 105r. col. 2.
  Rociada coſa aſsi.auecho.auacho.
  Something dewy in such a manner. auecho. auacho.
- Idem, f. 9r. col. 2.
  Auacho. coſa que tiene rocio.
  Auacho. something that has dew [on it].

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 9

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