quimichtin

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkimit͡ʃtin/

Noun

quimichtin

plural of quimichin
(figuratively) The sentinels or spies of a city.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 90r. col. 1:
  Quimichtin. ratones, o eſcuchas y eſculcas delas ciudades.
  (Qumichtin. mice, or spies and sentinels of the cities.)
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References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 90

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