olotl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare tlaōlli (“maize (in general)”), ēlōtl (“green ear of maize”) and xīlōtl (“immature, tender ear of maize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːloːt͡ɬ/

Noun

ōlōtl

1. heart (organ)

   Synonym: yōllōtl

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 2.

     olotl. el corazon, o espiga desgranada dela mazorca de mayz.

     (olotl. the heart, or a shelled corncob.)

2. A shelled corncob.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 2.

     olotl. el corazon, o espiga desgranada dela mazorca de mayz.

     (olotl. the heart, or a shelled corncob.)

Derived terms

• ōlōxōchitl
• texōlōtl

Descendants

• → Spanish: olote

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 178

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl ōlōtl

Noun

olotl

1. corncob.