chiltototl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From chīlli (“chili pepper”) +‎ tōtōtl (“bird”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiːɬˈtoː.toːt͡ɬ]

Noun

chīltōtōtl (animate)

A bird of red plumage; Cardinalis cardinalis, the northern cardinal.
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 21r. col. 1.
  Chiltototl. paxaro de pluma colorada.
  Chiltototl. a bird of red plumage.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 21

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