cuauhchiquihuitl
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- quauhchiquiuitl (obsolete or historical spelling)
Etymology edit
From cuahuitl (“wood”) + chiquihuitl (“a wicker basket”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cuauhchiquihuitl inan (plural cuauhchiquihuitl)
- (it is) a wooden basket.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 1, f. 86v. col. 1:
- Quauhchiquiuitl. chiquiuitl de tablas.
- Quauhchiquiuitl. a basket of wooden boards.