Xochimilco

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From xōchimīlli (“flower field”), from xōchitl (“flower”) + mīlli (“cultivated field”), + the locative suffix -co.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃoː.t͡ʃi.ˈmiːl.ko/

Proper noun

Xōchimīlco

1. One of the sixteen boroughs (delegaciones) of the Mexican Federal District.

References

• Michel Launey with Christopher Mackay (2011) An Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Amazon Kindle: Cambridge University Press, page Loc 1643

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Classical Nahuatl xōchimīlli (“flower field”), from xōchitl (“flower”) + mīlli (“cultivated field”), + the locative suffix -co.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sot͡ʃiˈmilko/ [so.t͡ʃiˈmil.ko]; /ʃot͡ʃiˈmilko/

Proper noun

Xochimilco m

1. One of the sixteen boroughs (delegaciones) of the Mexican Federal District.

Related terms

• Xóchitl

See also

• Xochimilco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia