Xochimilco

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

xōchimīlli (“flower garden”) +‎ -co (locative)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃoː.t͡ʃi.ˈmiːl.ko]

Proper noun

Xōchimīlco

  1. A former city in central Mexico.

References
  • Michel Launey with Christopher Mackay (2011) An Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Amazon Kindle: Cambridge University Press, page Loc 1643

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl xōchimīlli (“flower field”), from xōchitl (“flower”) + mīlli (“cultivated field”), + the locative suffix -co.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sot͡ʃiˈmilko/ [so.t͡ʃiˈmil.ko], /ʃot͡ʃiˈmilko/ [ʃo.t͡ʃiˈmil.ko]
  • Rhymes: -ilko
  • Syllabification: Xo‧chi‧mil‧co

Proper noun

Xochimilco m

  1. one of the sixteen mayorships (alcaldías) of the Mexico City

See also
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