quilitl
Central Nahuatl
Noun
quilitl
- vegetable.
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkilit͡ɬ/
Noun
quilitl
- An edible herb or vegetable.
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 89v. col. 2.
- quilitl. verdura, o yeruas comestibles.
- (chilatl. vegetable, or edible herbs.)
Derived terms
- chīlāquilitl
- itzmīquilitl
Descendants
- Spanish: quelite
References
- “chilatl” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.