ocuilloh
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ocuillo (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From ocuilin (“worm, caterpillar”) + -yoh.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ocuilloh (inanimate)
- something wormy; infested with worms
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 1:
- Ocuillo . coſa guſanienta.
- Ocuillo. something wormy.
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 76