piccatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Attested in the inalienable possessive form nopīcca (“my labia”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpiːk.kat͡ɬ]

Noun

pīccatl (inanimate)

1. labia
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 81v. col. 1:

     Picca. no. [the inalienable possessive form nopīcca, presented split so as to order the term alphabetically] la plegadura o beços dela natura / muger.

     Picca. no. the folds or lips of a woman's genitalia.

Derived terms

• tepōlcamapīccatl

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 81v