acelloh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

acello (obsolete spelling), acīlloh

Etymology

From acēlli (“nit”) +‎ -yoh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aˈseː.lːoʔ]

Noun

acēlloh (inanimate)

Something nitty; covered in nits.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 153v:
  Lendroſo lleno de liendres. acillo.acello.
  [Something] nitty, covered in nits. acillo.acello.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 2r. col. 1:
  Acello. lendroſo,coſa llena de liendres.
  Acello. nitty, something covered in nits.

Related terms

acēltitlan

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