oceloehuatl
Classical Nahuatl
editAlternative forms
edit- oceloeuatl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
editFrom ocēlōtl (“jaguar”) + ēhuatl (“skin, hide”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editocēlōēhuatl (inanimate)
- the skin or hide of a jaguar
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 32v. col. 2:
- Cuero de tigre. oceloeuatl.
- The hide of a tiger. oceloeuatl. (There not being jaguars in Molina's native Spain, he refers to them as tigers. See citations at ocēlōtl.)
References
edit- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 32