quilocuilin
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From quilitl (“edible herb, vegetable”) + ocuilin (“worm”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]quilocuilin (animate)
- Any caterpillar or other wormlike animal found in plants or grass.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 134v:
- Guſano de y eruas. quil o cuilin.çaca o cuilin.
- A worm found in grass. quil o cuilin. çaca o cuilin.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 67v. col. 2:
- Guſano de yeruas.quilocuilin. çaca ocuilin.
- A worm found in grass. quilocuilin. çaca ocuilin.
Synonyms
[edit]- (any caterpillar found in plants): zacaocuilin
References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 67