cuicanitototl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From cuīcani (“singer”) +‎ tōtōtl (“bird”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʷiː.ka.niˈtoː.toːt͡ɬ]

Noun

cuīcanitōtōtl (animate)

songbird
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 26v. col. 1:
  Cuicanitototl. qualquier paxaro q canta mucho.
  Cuicanitototl. any bird that signs a lot.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 26v

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