ocotl

ocotl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *okotl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *wokon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈo.kot͡ɬ]

Noun

ocotl (inanimate)

1. pine tree
2. pinewood torch
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 112r. col. 1.

     T Ea de pino.ocotl.quauh- / ocotl.

     A pinewood torch. ocotl. quauhocotl.

   • Idem, f. 75v. col. 2.

     Ocotl. tea, raja o aſtilla de pino.

     Ocotl. a torch, splinter or piece of pinewood.

Synonyms

• cuauhocotl

Derived terms

Terms derived from ocōtl

• cuauhocotl
• ococallōtl

• ococentli
• ococuahuitl

• ocotlīlli
• ocotōchtli

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 112r, 75v