chilchotl
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Central Nahuatl[edit]
Noun[edit]
chilchotl
- Green chili pepper, poblano chili.
Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From or from the same root as chilli (“chili pepper”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
chilchotl (inanimate)
- A green variety of chili pepper.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 20v. col. 2:
- Chilchotl.axi o chilli verde.
- Chilchotl. a green chili pepper.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Spanish: chilchote
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 20