xochihcualli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

xuchiqualli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From xōchih- (“flower”) +‎ cualli (“something good”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʃoː.t͡ʃiʔˈkʷá.lːi]

Noun

xōchihcualli (inanimate, plural xōchihcualli)

(it is) the fruit of a tree or other plant
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 127r.
  Fruta generalmente. xuchiqualli.
  Fruit in general. xuchiqualli.

Derived terms

xōchihcualcuahuitl

References

Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 265.
Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 328.

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