Xochimilco
Classical Nahuatl
editEtymology
editxōchimīlli (“flower garden”) + -co (locative)
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editXōchimīlco
- A former city in central Mexico.
References
edit- Michel Launey with Christopher Mackay (2011) An Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Amazon Kindle: Cambridge University Press, page Loc 1643
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom Classical Nahuatl xōchimīlli (“flower field”), from xōchitl (“flower”) + mīlli (“cultivated field”), + the locative suffix -co.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /sot͡ʃiˈmilko/ [so.t͡ʃiˈmil.ko], /ʃot͡ʃiˈmilko/ [ʃo.t͡ʃiˈmil.ko]
- Rhymes: -ilko
- Syllabification: Xo‧chi‧mil‧co
Proper noun
editXochimilco m
- one of the sixteen mayorships (alcaldías) of the Mexico City
Related terms
editSee also
edit- Xochimilco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Categories:
- Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -co
- Classical Nahuatl terms with IPA pronunciation
- Classical Nahuatl lemmas
- Classical Nahuatl proper nouns
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- Spanish terms derived from Classical Nahuatl
- Spanish 4-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/ilko
- Rhymes:Spanish/ilko/4 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns