cuauhocuilin

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

quauhocuilin, quauh ocuilin (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From cuahuitl (“wood”) +‎ ocuilin (“worm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʷaʍ.oˈkʷi.lin]

Noun

cuauhocuilin (animate)

woodworm
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 134r.
  Guſano de madera. quauhocuilin.
  A woodworm. quauhocuilin.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 67v. col. 1.
  Guſano de madera. quauhocuilin.
  A woodworm. quauhocuilin.
- Idem, f. 86v. col. 2.
  Quauh ocuilin. carcoma o guſano de madera.
  Quauh ocuilin A woodworm.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 67, 86

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