chilchotl
Central Nahuatl
editNoun
editchilchotl
- Green chili pepper, poblano chili.
Classical Nahuatl
editEtymology
editFrom or from the same root as chilli (“chili pepper”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchilchotl (inanimate)
- A green variety of chili pepper.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 20v. col. 2:
- Chilchotl.axi o chilli verde.
- Chilchotl. a green chili pepper.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Spanish: chilchote
References
edit- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 20