meocuilin

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From metl (“maguey, agave”) +‎ ocuilin (“worm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meˈokʷilin/

Noun

meocuilin

maguey worm
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 134r:
  Guſano de maguey. meocuilin.
  (Maguey worm. meocuilin.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 55v. col. 1:
  Meocuilin guſano de maguei.
  (Meoculin. maguey worm.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 55

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