limon cuahuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

limon quauitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Spanish limón (“lemon”) +‎ cuahuitl (“tree”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [li.moːŋˈkʷa.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

limon cuahuitl (inanimate)

lemon tree
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 78r. col. 2:
  Limon el arbol.limon quauitl.xocoquauitl.
  Lemon, the tree. limon quaitl. xocoquauitl.

Related terms

lima cuahuitl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 78r

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