huixtohcihuatl
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- huixtocihuatl, vixtoçiuatl (obsolete spellings)
Etymology[edit]
From huīxtohtli (“Olmec”) + cihuātl (“woman”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
huīxtocihuātl (animate)
- (mythology) (she is) the Olmec Woman, goddess of salt, saters and salt merchants.
- 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 90r:
- Septimo mes delos Mexicanos llamado: Tecuhilhuitontli, enq́ hazian fiesta ala diosa dela sal, llamada: huixtocihuatl.
- Seventh month of the Mexicans, called Tecuilhuitontli, in which they celebrated the goddess of salt, called Huixtocihuatl.