Caxtillan ocoxochitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

castillan ocoxochitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Caxtīllān (“Spain”) +‎ ocōxōchitl (“flowering herb”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaʃˈtiː.lːaː.no.koːˈʃoː.t͡ʃit͡ɬ]

Noun

Caxtīllān ocōxōchitl (inanimate)

clover
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 115r. col. 1:
  Trebol yerua.lomiſmo. vel,caſtillan ocoxochitl.
  A clover, the weed. the same, or caſtillan ocoxochitl.

Synonyms

trebol

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 115r

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