xochihcualli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• xuchiqualli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Possibly from a combining form *xōchih- from xōchitl (“flower, blossom”), + cualli (“something good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃoː.t͡ʃiʔˈkʷá.lːi]

Noun

xōchihcualli (inanimate, plural xōchihcualli)

1. (it is) the fruit of a tree or other plant
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 127r:

     Fruta generalmente. xuchiqualli.

     Fruit in general. xuchiqualli.

Derived terms

• xōchihcualcuahuitl

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 265.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 328.