mochil
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmó.t͡ʃiːɬ]
Noun
mochīl (inanimate)
- second-person singular possessive singular of chīlli; (it is) my chili pepper.
- second-person singular possessive plural of chīlli; (they are) my chili peppers.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Basque motxil, diminutive form of motil, mutil (“boy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈt͡ʃil/ [moˈt͡ʃil]
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: mo‧chil
Noun
mochil m (plural mochiles)
- errand boy, especially for farmers.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mochil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024