elotl
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Noun
elotl
- A fresh ear of corn.
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
Compare tlaōlli (“maize in general”), ōlōtl (“corncob”) and xīlōtl (“tender ear of maize”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːloːt͡ɬ/
Noun
ēlōtl
- A tender ear of maize.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, part 2, f. 28. col. 2.
- Elotl maçorca de mayz verde,que ya tiene quajados los granos.
- (Elotl green ear of maize, with the kernels already formed.)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, part 2, f. 28. col. 2.
Descendants
- Spanish: elote
References
- Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 77
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl ēlōtl.
Noun
elotl
- A fresh ear of corn.
Sierra Negra Nahuatl
Noun
elotl
- A fresh ear of corn.
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
Noun
elotl
- a fresh ear of corn
References
- Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., 2006, page 15