quilitl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

quilitl

1. vegetable.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkilit͡ɬ/

Noun

quilitl

1. An edible herb or vegetable.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 89v. col. 2:

   quilitl. verdura, o yeruas comestibles.

   (chilatl. vegetable, or edible herbs.)

Derived terms

• chīlāquilitl
• itzmīquilitl

Descendants

• Spanish: quelite

References

• “chilatl” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.