cocohton
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- cocoto (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From cōcohtli (“Inca dove”) + -tōn, with a loss of the absolutive suffix.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cōcohtōn (animate)
- Diminutive of cōcohtli; a small Inca dove.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 23v. col. 2:
- Cocoto tortolilla, o cuco.
- Cocoto. a small dove, or a cuckoo.
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 23