cuilonyotl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From cuiloni (“homosexual male”) +‎ -yōtl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʷiˈló.jːoːt͡ɬ], [-ˈlón̥.joːt͡ɬ]

Noun

cuilonyōtl inan

(it is) male homosexuality, or a male homosexual act.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 93v. col. 2:
  Pecado contra natura. ſ. hombre con otro hombre / cuilonyotl. tecuilontiliztli.
  The sin against nature of a man [being] with another man. cuilonyotl. tecuilontiliztli.
- Idem, f. 26v. col. 2.
  Cuilonyotl. pecado nefando, de hombre con hõ / bre.
  Cuilonyotl. the heinous sin of man with a man.

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “homosexual act between males”): nepatlachhuīliztli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 93v, 26v

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