cuauhchiquihuitl
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Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- quauhchiquiuitl (obsolete or historical spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From cuahuitl (“wood”) + chiquihuitl (“a wicker basket”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cuauhchiquihuitl inan (plural cuauhchiquihuitl)
- (it is) a wooden basket.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 1, f. 86v. col. 1:
- Quauhchiquiuitl. chiquiuitl de tablas.
- Quauhchiquiuitl. a basket of wooden boards.