xitomatl
Central Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- (Cholula): xihtomatl
Etymology edit
From Classical Nahuatl xitomatl.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
xitomatl
References edit
- Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Amecameca variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.
Classical Nahuatl edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
xītomatl
- tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
- c. 1609, Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 24v
- Auh ca nohuian quihualtocatiaque yn tlalli. auh yn quihualquitiaque. yn intech monequia. nacatl yn tonacayotl. yhuã yn etl. huauhtli. chian yhuan chilli. xitomatl.
- And everywhere they sowed seeds in the soil, and they ate what they needed: meat and the products of the land [like] corn, beans, amaranth, chia, chilis, and tomatoes.
- c. 1609, Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 24v
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References edit
- Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages 76–77
- Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 326
Guerrero Nahuatl edit
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xitomatl
Morelos Nahuatl edit
Noun edit
xitomatl
Sierra Negra Nahuatl edit
Noun edit
xitomatl
- tomato, red tomato.