Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

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xococ (sour) +‎ -lia (applicative verb suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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xocolia

  1. (transitive) to make (something) sour or bitter.

References

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  • Alonso de Molina. (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 160v. col. 1.