cuitlacochin

Central Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʷi.t͡ɬaˈko.t͡ʃin]

Noun

cuitlacochin (inanimate)

1. (Milpa Alta) corn smut.

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 27 June 2019

Cuitlacochin [1].

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps related to cuitlatl (“excrement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʷi.t͡ɬaˈkó.t͡ʃin̥]

Noun

cuitlacochin (animate and inanimate)

1. (inanimate) (it is) an ear of maize infected with corn smut.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 80r. col. 1:

     Maçorca de mayz dañada o degenerada. cuitlaco- / chin.

     A damaged or degenerate ear of maize. cuitlacochin.

   • Idem, f. 27. col. 1.

     Cuitlacochin .  maçorca de mayz degenerada y / diferente delas otras.

     Cuitlacochin.  a degenerate ear of maize that is different from the others.

2. (animate) (it is) a species of songbird, Toxostoma curvirostre; the curve-billed thrasher.

Synonyms

• (songbird): cuitlacochtōtōtl

Descendants

• → Spanish: huitlacoche
  • → English: huitlacoche

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 80, 27