xochichinancalli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• xuchichinancalli

Etymology

From xōchitl (“flower”) +‎ chināncalli (“fenced enclosure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃoː.t͡ʃi.t͡ʃi.naːŋˈka.lːi]

Noun

xōchichināncalli

1. a garden, a flower garden
   • 1571, Bernardino de Sahagún, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 160r. col. 2.

     xuchichinancalli. jardin.

     (xuchichinancalli. garden.)

References

• “xochichinacalli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.