cuauhchiquihuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

quauhchiquiuitl (obsolete or historical spelling)

Etymology

From cuahuitl (“wood”) +‎ chiquihuitl (“a wicker basket”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʷáʍt͡ʃiˈkíwit͡ɬ]

Noun

cuauhchiquihuitl inan (plural cuauhchiquihuitl)

(it is) a wooden basket.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 1, f. 86v. col. 1:
  Quauhchiquiuitl. chiquiuitl de tablas.
  Quauhchiquiuitl. a basket of wooden boards.

Related terms

cuauhotlachiquihuitl

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