icualoca

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Classical Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [iː.kʷaˈlóː.ka]

Noun

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īcualōca (inanimate)

  1. third-person singular possessive singular of cualōcāyōtl; (it is) its eating away, effacing; eclipse.
    īcualōca in tōnatiuh
    An eating way of the sun; a solar eclipse
    mētztli īcualōca
    An eating away of the moon; a lunar eclipse