Caxtillan huehxolotl
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- castillan vexolotl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From Caxtīllān (“Castile; Spain”) + huehxōlōtl (“turkey cock”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Caxtīllān huehxōlōtl (animate)
- rooster, cock
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 65r. col. 1:
- Gallo de caſtilla.caſtillan vexolotl.
- A Castilian cock. caſtillan vexolotl.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 65r