icualoca

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• iqualoca (obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iː.kʷaˈlóː.ka]

Noun

īcualōca (inanimate)

1. third-person singular possessive singular of cualōcāyōtl; (it is) its eating away, effacing; eclipse.

   īcualōca in tōnatiuh

   An eating way of the sun; a solar eclipse

   mētztli īcualōca

   An eating away of the moon; a lunar eclipse