quiyotl

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

  • (Calpan, Jaltocán and Texcoco): kiotl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈki.joːt͡ɬ]

Noun

quiyotl

  1. The stem or offshoot of a plant.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Perhaps irregularly from quilitl (“weed, plant”) +‎ -yotl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈki.joːt͡ɬ]

Noun

quiyōtl (inanimate)

  1. The stem or offshoot of a plant.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Spanish: quiote

References

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa
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