Xochimilco
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
xōchimīlli (“flower garden”) + -co (locative)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃoː.t͡ʃi.ˈmiːl.ko]
Proper noun
Xōchimīlco
- A former city in central Mexico.
References
- Michel Launey; Christopher Mackay (2011) An Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Amazon Kindle: Cambridge University Press, pages Loc 1643
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl xōchimīlli (“flower field”), from xōchitl (“flower”) + mīlli (“cultivated field”), + the locative suffix -co.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sot͡ʃiˈmilko/ [so.t͡ʃiˈmil.ko], /ʃot͡ʃiˈmilko/ [ʃo.t͡ʃiˈmil.ko]
- Rhymes: -ilko
- Syllabification: Xo‧chi‧mil‧co
Proper noun
Xochimilco m
- one of the sixteen mayorships (alcaldías) of the Mexico City
Related terms
- Xóchitl
See also
Xochimilco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia