xochimanqueh
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- xochimanque (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From xōchimana (“to make a floral offering”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xōchimanqueh anim (plural only)
- (religion) (they are) presenters of floral offerings, celebrants of rites to the goddess Coatlicue.
- 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 88v:
- Los officiales delas flores q́ se llaman xochimanque hazian fieſta a su diosa llamada coatlycue, y por otro nóbre coatlantona.
- The officials of the flowers called xochimanque celebrated a goddess of theirs called Coatlicue, and by another name Coatlantonan.