cuitlatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *kʷitlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kwitaC-ta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʷitɬatɬ/

Noun

cuitlatl

1. Excrement; feces.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana

     [f. 119r] Eſtiercol. cuitlatl.xixtli.nemanauilli.tlailli.

     [f. 171v] Mierda. cuitlatl.nemanauilli.tlayelli.tlailli.

Synonyms

• nemanahuilli
• tlahyelli

Derived terms

• cuitaocuilin
• cuitlatlotli

• cuitlaxcolli
• huitlacoche

• teocuitlatl

References

• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, pages 73–74

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *kʷitlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kwitaC-ta. Cognate to Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl

Noun

cuitlatl

1. excrement, feces.

Derived terms

• huacaxcuitlatl