ococallotl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ocōtl (“torch”) +‎ callōtl (“case, frame”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [o.koːˈka.lːoːt͡ɬ]

Noun

ocōcallōtl (inanimate)

lantern
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76v. col. 2:
  Lanterna o lenterna. tlauilcalli.ococallotl.
  A lantern. tlauilcalli. ococallotl.
- Idem, f. 75v. col. 1.
  Oco callotl . lanterna.
  Oco callotl. a lantern.

Synonyms

tlāhuīlcalli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 76v, 75v

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