quiyotl

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Central Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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  • (Calpan, Jaltocán and Texcoco): kiotl

Pronunciation

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Noun

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quiyotl

  1. The stem or offshoot of a plant.

Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Perhaps irregularly from quilitl (weed, plant) +‎ -yotl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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quiyōtl (inanimate)

  1. The stem or offshoot of a plant.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: quiote

References

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  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa