cuilonyotl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From cuiloni (“homosexual male”) +‎ -yōtl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʷiˈlo(n).joːt͡ɬ]

Noun

cuilonyōtl (inanimate)

1. Male homosexuality, or a homosexual act between males.
   • 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 93v. col. 2.

     Pecado contra natura. ſ. hombre con otro hombre / cuilonyotl. tecuilontiliztli.

     The sin against nature of a man [being] with another man. cuilonyotl. tecuilontiliztli.

   • Idem, f. 26v. col. 2.

     Cuilonyotl. pecado  nefando, de hombre con hõ / bre.

     Cuilonyotl. the heinous sin of a man [being] with a man.

Antonyms

• (homosexual act between males): nepatlachhuīliztli

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 93v, 26v