hueyi Caxtillan xonacatl
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- uey castillan xonacatl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From huēyi (“something large”) + Caxtīllān (“Spain; something Spanish”) + xonacatl (“a bulb; onion”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]huēyi Caxtīllān xonacatl (inanimate, plural huēyi Caxtīllān xonacatl)
- (it is) a leek.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 204r:
- Puerro.lo miſmo. vel,uey castillan xonacatl.
- A leek. the same, but also, uey castillan xonacatl.
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa