trebol

See also: trébol

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish trébol, from Catalan trèvol, from Latin trifolium, from Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon, “clover”).

Noun

trebol (inanimate)

1. clover
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 115r. col. 1:

     Trebol yerua.lomiſmo. vel,caſtillan ocoxochitl.

     A clover, the weed. the same, or caſtillan ocoxochitl.

Synonyms

• Caxtīllān ocōxōchitl

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 115r