huixtohcihuatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• huixtocihuatl, vixtoçiuatl (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From huīxtohtli (“Olmec”) +‎ cihuātl (“woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wiːʃtoʔˈsiwaːt͡ɬ]

Proper noun

huīxtocihuātl (animate)

1. (mythology) (she is) the Olmec Woman, goddess of salt, saters and salt merchants.
   • 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 90r:

     Septimo mes delos Mexicanos llamado: Tecuhilhuitontli, enq́ hazian fiesta ala diosa dela sal, llamada: huixtocihuatl.

     Seventh month of the Mexicans, called Tecuilhuitontli, in which they celebrated the goddess of salt, called Huixtocihuatl.

See also

• iztatl