Xoloitzcuintli

See also: xoloitzcuintli

English

Alternative forms

• Xoloitzcuintle

Etymology

Through Spanish from Classical Nahuatl xoloitzcuintli (literally “dog of Xolotl”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌʃoʊ.loʊ.ɪtsˈkwɪn.tli/

Noun

Xoloitzcuintli (plural Xoloitzcuintli)

1. A breed of dog, the Mexican Hairless.
   • 1991, Guillermo García Oropeza, Perros en las tumbas de Colima:

     Whoever has petted a hairless dog will verify that these wrinkles are produced by a lack of hair, especially among the pups of the xoloitzcuintli.

   • 2005, Eduardo Kac, Telepresence and bio art: networking humans, rabbits, and robots:

     The Mexican xoloitzcuintli (or xolo) is a likely GFP K-9 breed (fig. 77).

   • 2005, Kent V Flannery, Joyce Marcus, Excavations at San José Mogote 1: the household archaeology:

     Owing to its hairless condition, the xoloitzcuintli visibly perspires...

Synonyms

• Mexican hairless
• Xolo

Translations

breed of dog — see Mexican hairless