huehxolotl

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

(Amecameca): wehxolotl
(Tlaxcala): uejxolotl

Huehxolotl, “turkey”.

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl huehxolotl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [weʔˈʃoː.loːt͡ɬ]

Noun

huehxolotl

turkey cock.

References

Medina, Genaro (1999); online Curso de Náhuatl, Universidad de las Américas; San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.
Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

huexolotl, uexolotl, huehxolotl (obsolete spellings)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [weʔˈʃoː.loːt͡ɬ]

Noun

huehxolotl (animate, plural huehxolomeh or huehuehxoloh)

turkey cock
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 128v:
  Gallo. uexolotl.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

Central Nahuatl: huexolotl
- Spanish: guajolote

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