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Caxtillan_tzaucxochitl

Caxtillan tzaucxochitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

  • castillan tzacuxochitl (obsolete spelling)

Noun

Caxtīllān tzaucxōchitl (inanimate)

  1. A bulbous flowering plant of Spanish import; an iris or lily.

References

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa