xocotexxoh
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- xocotexxo (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From xocotextli (“leaven”) + -yoh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃo.koˈte.ʃoʔ]
Noun
xocotexxoh (inanimate)
- something leavened, leavened bread
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 154r:
- Leudado pan. tlaxocotexuilli.xocotexxotlaxcalli.
- Leavened bread. tlaxocotexuilli. xocotexxotlaxcalli.
Usage notes
- Usually found in the more specific compound xocotexxoh tlaxcalli (“leavened bread”).
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa