piccatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Attested in the inalienable possessive form nopīcca (“my labia”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpiːk.kat͡ɬ]

Noun

pīccatl (inanimate)

labia
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 81v. col. 1:
  Picca. no. [the inalienable possessive form nopīcca, presented split so as to order the term alphabetically] la plegadura o beços dela natura / muger.
  Picca. no. the folds or lips of a woman's genitalia.

Derived terms

tepōlcamapīccatl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 81v