tonalchilli
Classical Nahuatl
editEtymology
editFrom tōnalli (“heat of the sun”) + chīlli (“chili”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittōnalchīlli (inanimate)
- A chili plant that must be irrigated in order to grow; one that grows during the dry season.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 149r. col. 2:
- Tonalchilli.axi de regadio, que ſe haze en tiempo / que no llueue.
- Tonalchilli. a chili [plant] that needs irrigation; that grows when it does not rain.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 149