mequiyotl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From metl (“agave plant”) +‎ quiyōtl (“stem, shoot”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [meˈkí.joːt͡ɬ]

Noun

mequiyōtl (inanimate)

(botany) the stem or peduncle of the agave.
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 111v. col. 1.
  Tallo grande del maguey.mequiyotl.
  The large stem of the agave. mequiyotl.
- Idem, f. 55v. col. 1.
  Mequiyotl. el tallo largo del maguei.
  Mequiyotl. the long stem of the agave.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 111v, 55v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 269

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