elchiquihuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

ēlli (“liver, internal organ”) +‎ chiquihuitl (“basket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːlt͡ʃiˈkiwit͡ɬ/

Noun

ēlchiquihuitl (possessive singular īēlchiquiuh)

1. chest, breast
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 28v. col. 1:

     elchiquiuitl. los pechos o el pecho.

     (elchiquiuitl. the breasts or the chest.)

2. bosom
   • Ibid.

     elchiquiuitl. los pechos o el pecho.

     (elchiquiuitl. the breasts or the chest.)

Synonyms

• (chest, breast, bosom): ēlpantli

Derived terms

• ēlchiquimīna (verb)
• ēlchiquipetlāhua (verb)

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 77