hicoxcuauhtlah

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

īcoxcuauhtlah
hicoxquauhtla (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From hīcoxcuahuitl (“fig tree”) +‎ -tlah.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [iː.koʃˈkʷáʍ.t͡ɬaʔ]

Noun

hīcoxcuauhtlah (locative)

(in) a grove of fig trees.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 140r:
  Higueral.hicoxquauhtla.
  A grove of fig trees. hicoxquauhtla.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 71r. col. 1:
  Higueral. hicoxquauhtla.
  A grove of fig trees. hicoxquauhtla.

References

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

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