zotolin

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoːtoɬin/

Noun

zōtolin

1. palm tree
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 92r. col. 1:

     Palma arbol conocido.çoyatl.çoyaquauitl.
     Palma otra.çotolin.
     (Palm tree, a well-known tree. çoyatl.çoyaquauitl.
     Another palm tree. çotolin.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 15v. col. 1:

     çotolin.palma.
     (çotolin. palm tree.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• (palm tree): zōyācuahuitl, zōyātl

Derived terms

• zōtolcactli
• zōtollah
• zōtolpetlatl

Descendants

• → Spanish: sotol, zotol (Mexico)
  • → English: sotol

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 92