ixoculin

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• yxocuili (historic or obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From īxtli (“the face”) +‎ ocuilin (“a worm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íːʃoˈkʷílin]

Noun

īxocuilin anim (plural īxocuiltin or īxocuilmeh)

1. (it is) a crab louse
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 2, f. 46r. col. 2:

     Ixocuilin. ladilla.

     Ixocuilin. a crab louse.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 1, f. 76v. col. 1:

     Ladilla. yxocuili. yxtamaçoliciuiztli.
     A crab louse. yxocuili. yxtamaçoliciuiztli.

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Hyponyms

• īxtamazolihcihuiztli