ahuatecolotl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

auatecolotl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From āhuātl (“woolly caterpillar”) +‎ tecolōtl (“owl”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aː.waː.teˈko.loːt͡ɬ]

Noun

āhuātecolōtl (animate)

A type of woolly caterpillar.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 134v:
  Guſano lanudo. auatecolotl.auatl.xochauatl.
  A woolly worm. auatecolotl. auatl. xochauatl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 67v. col. 2:
  Guſano lanudo. auatecolotl.auatl. xochauatl.
  A woolly worm. auatecolotl. auatl. xochauatl.
- Idem, f. 9r. col. 2.
  Auatecolotl. guſano lanudo.
  Auatecolotl. a woolly worm.

Synonyms

āhuātl
xōchāhuātl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 67, 9

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