ocuilloh
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Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ocuillo (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From ocuilin (“worm, caterpillar”) + -yoh.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ocuilloh (inanimate)
- something wormy; infested with worms
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 1:
- Ocuillo . coſa guſanienta.
- Ocuillo. something wormy.
References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 76