icpacxochitl
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Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- icpacxuchitl, ycpac xochitl (obsolete spellings)
Etymology
[edit]From icpac (“on top”) + xōchitl (“flower”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]icpacxōchitl (inanimate)
- A flower wreath worn on the head.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 67r. col. 2:
- Guirnalda de flores para poner enla cabeça. ycpac / xochitl. xochitlatectli.
- A wreath of flowers to be placed on the head. ycpac xochitl. xochitlatectli.
- Idem, f. 33v. col. 2.
- Icpaxuchitl. guirnalda d e flores para la cabeça.
- Icpaxuchitl. a wreath of flowers worn on the head.
- Icpaxuchitl. guirnalda d e flores para la cabeça.
References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 67r, 33v