cacaloxochitl

Northern Puebla Nahuatl

Etymology

Literally, "crow flower". Compare Classical Nahuatl cacaloxochitl, xochitl (“flower”).

Noun

cacaloxochitl

  1. frangipani, a flowering plant of species Plumeria rubra

References

  • Brockway, Earl, Hershey de Brockway, Trudy, Santos Valdés, Leodegario (2000) Diccionario náhuatl del norte del estado de Puebla‎[1], segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2018, page 10
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