cuicuitzcaconetl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From cuīcuītzcatl (“swallow”) +‎ conētl (“child”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʷiːkʷiːt͡skaˈkoneːt͡ɬ/

Noun

cuīcuītzcaconētl

A swallow chick or hatchling.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 131r:
  Golondrino pollo nueuo de golondrina. cuicuitzcaconetl.
  (A swallow chick or hatchling. cuicuitzcaconetl.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 26v. col. 2:
  Cuicuitzcaconetl. golondrino.
  (Cuicuitzcaconetl. a swallow chick.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 26

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