hicoxcuahuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

īcoxcuahuitl
hicoxquauitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From hīcox (“fig”) +‎ cuahuitl (“tree”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [iː.koʃˈkʷá.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

hīcoxcuahuitl (inanimate, plural hīcoxcuahuitl)

(its is) a fig tree.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 140r:
  Higuera.hicoxquauitl.
  A fig tree. hicoxquauitl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 71r. col. 1:
  Higuera. hicoxquauitl.
  A fig tree. hicoxquauitl.

Derived terms

hīcoxcuauhtlah

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 71r

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