xochimanqueh

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Classical Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From xōchimana (to make a floral offering).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃoːt͡ʃiˈmaŋkeʔ]

Noun

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xōchimanqueh anim (plural only)

  1. (religion) (they are) presenters of floral offerings, celebrants of rites to the goddess Coatlicue.
    • 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 88v:
      Los officiales delas flores q́ se llaman xochimanque hazian fieſta a su diosa llamada coatlycue, y por otro nóbre coatlantona.
      The officials of the flowers called xochimanque celebrated a goddess of theirs called Coatlicue, and by another name Coatlantonan.
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