cocohton

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

cocoto (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From cōcohtli (“Inca dove”) +‎ -tōn, with a loss of the absolutive suffix.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [koːˈkoʔ.toːn]

Noun

cōcohtōn (animate)

Diminutive of cōcohtli; a small Inca dove.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 23v. col. 2:
  Cocoto tortolilla, o cuco.
  Cocoto. a small dove, or a cuckoo.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 23

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