chipolin
English
editNoun
editchipolin (uncountable)
- Alternative form of cipolin (“type of marble”)
Classical Nahuatl
editAlternative forms
edit- chipuli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
editNoun
editchipolin (inanimate)
- shell, seashell
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 21r. col. 2:
- Chipuli. caracol.
- Chipuli. a seashell.
References
edit- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 21r
French
editNoun
editchipolin m (countable and uncountable, plural chipolins)