cozticteocuitlaoztotl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

coztic teōcuitlatl "gold" + ōztōtl "cave"

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kostikte.oːkʷitɬa.oːstoːtɬ/

Noun

cozticteocuitlaoztotl

Goldmine.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 172r:
  Minero de oro. cuztic teocuitlaoztotl.cuztic teocuitlaꝗxtiloyan.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

cozticteocuitlaquixtiloyan

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