cocolin

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 11 December 2014

Alternative forms

• cuculin (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Compare with acococo (“type of aquatic plant found in springs and lagoons”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈko.lin]

Noun

cocolin (inanimate)

1. an edible viscous substance formerly found among certain aquatic plants, especially those of lake Texcoco
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 25v. col. 1:

     Cuculin. vaſcoſidad del agua, o coſa comeſtible / que ſe cria entre ciertas yeruas del agua.

     Cuculin. viscosity of water, or something edible that develops along with certain aquatic plants.

Derived terms

• ācocolin
• ātecocolin

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 25