Caxtillan tzaucxochitl
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- castillan tzacuxochitl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From Caxtīllān (“Spain, something Spanish”) + tzaucxōchitl (“orchid”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Caxtīllān tzaucxōchitl (inanimate)
- A bulbous flowering plant of Spanish import; an iris or lily.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 156v:
- Lirio. tzacuxochitl.caſtillan tzacuxochitl.
- An iris flower.caſtillan tzacuxochitl.
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa