ocuilloh
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- ocuillo (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From ocuilin (“worm, caterpillar”) + -yoh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [oˈkʷi.lːoʔ]
Noun
ocuilloh (inanimate)
- something wormy; infested with worms
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 1:
- Ocuillo . coſa guſanienta.
- Ocuillo. something wormy.
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 76