zacaocuilin

zacaocuilin

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• çaca ocuilin (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From zacatl (“grass”) +‎ ocuilin (“worm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa.ka.oˈkʷi.lin]

Noun

zacaocuilin (animate)

1. Any caterpillar or other wormlike animal found in plants or grass.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 134v.

     Guſano de y eruas.   quil o cuilin.çaca o cuilin.

     A worm found in grass.   quil o cuilin. çaca o cuilin.

   • 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 67v. col. 2.

     Guſano de yeruas.quilocuilin. çaca ocuilin.

     A worm found in grass. quilocuilin. çaca ocuilin.

   • Idem, f. 13v. col. 1.

     çaca o cuilin. guſano de yerua.

     çaca o cuilin. a worm found in grass.

Synonyms

• (any caterpillar found in plants): quilocuilin

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 67