zoyatepiton

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

çoyatepito, çoyatepiton (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From zōyatl (“palm tree”) +‎ tepitōn (“something small”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [soː.ja.teˈpi.toːn]

Noun

zōyatepitōn (inanimate)

Diminutive of zōyatl; a small palm tree, a palm sapling.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187v:
  Palmito. çoyatepito.
  A small palm tree. çoyatepito.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 92r. col. 1:
  Palmito. çoyatepiton.
  A small palm tree. çoyatepiton.
- Idem, f. 25r. col. 1.
  çoyatepito. palmito .
  çoyatepito. a small palm tree.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 92, 25

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