zoyachiquihuitl
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From zōyātl (“palm tree”) + chiquihuitl (“basket”).
Pronunciation
Noun
zōyāchiquhuitl
- a palm-leaf basket
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 56r. col. 1
- zoyachiquiuitl. espuerta hecha de hojas de palmas.
- (zoyachiquiuitl. basket made from palm leaves.)
References
- “zoyachiquihuitl” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.