choquizzoh

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 22 December 2013

Alternative forms

• choquiço (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From chōquiztli (“weeping, tears”) +‎ -yoh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃoːˈki.sːoʔ]

Noun

chōquizzoh

1. something tearful, full of tears
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 21v. col. 2:

     Choquiço. coſa lloroſa, o llena delloro.

     Choquiço. something tearful, or full of weeping.

2. (figuratively) something worth crying about, a lamentable situation

Synonyms

• (something tearful, full of tears): īxāyōyoh

Related terms

• chōquiliztli

See also

• īxāyōtl