xicohtli

Central Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiːkoʔtɬi/

Noun

xicohtli

1. bumblebee

Derived terms

• xicohcuitlatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• xicotli, xīcohtli (obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiːkoʔt͡ɬi/

Noun

xicohtli

1. a kind of large bee
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana:

     Abeja grande de miel que horada los arboles. xicotli.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• xicohcuitlatl

Descendants

• Portuguese: chicote (possibly)
• Spanish: jicote

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 264.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 324.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 241.

Orizaba Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiːkoʔt͡ɬi/

Noun

xicohtli

1. bumblebee