xocotl huetzi

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• xocohuetzi, xocotlhuetzi

Etymology

From xocotl +‎ huetzi, literally “(the) jocote falls”, as this fruit often ripened and fell during this veintena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃokot͡ɬ ˈwet͡si]

Noun

xocotl huetzi (inanimate)

1. (it is) the tenth of eighteen veintenas (20-day periods) of the xiuhpōhualli, dedicated to the fire god Xiuhtēuctli.
   • 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 91r:

     Decimo mes delos mex^nos llamado: Xocotlhuetzi. enq́ hazián fiesta al dios deel fuego llamado: Xiuhtecuhtli /o ixcoçauhqui.

     Tenth month of the Mexicans, called xocotl huetzi, in which they celebrated the fire god called Xiuhteuctli or Ixcozauhqui.

Synonyms

• huēyi miccāilhuitl