oceloehuatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

oceloeuatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ocēlōtl (“jaguar”) +‎ ēhuatl (“skin, hide”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [o.seː.loːˈeː.wat͡ɬ]

Noun

ocēlōēhuatl (inanimate)

the skin or hide of a jaguar
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 32v. col. 2:
  Cuero de tigre. oceloeuatl.
  The hide of a tiger. oceloeuatl. (There not being jaguars in Molina's native Spain, he refers to them as tigers. See citations at ocēlōtl.)

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 32

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