citlalicue

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

citlallicue (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From citlālin (“star”) +‎ īcue (“her skirt”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [si.t͡ɬaːˈlíː.kʷe]

Proper noun

citlālīcue

(astronomy) the Milky Way as seen from Earth
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 42r.
  Camino de ſantiago enel cielo. citlallicue.
  The "Camino de Santiago" [visible] in the sky. citlallicue.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 23v. col. 2.
  Camino de ſanctiago enel cielo. citlallicue.
  The "Camino de Santiago" [visible] in the sky. citlallicue.
- Idem, f. 22v. col. 1.
  Citlallicue.camino de Sanctiago enel cielo.
  Citlallicue. the "Camino de Santiago" [visible] in the sky.

References

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

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