olotl

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːloːtɬ/

Noun

olotl

1. shelled corncob.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare tlaōlli (“maize (in general)”), ēlōtl (“green ear of maize”) and xīlōtl (“immature, tender ear of maize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːloːt͡ɬ/

Noun

ōlōtl

1. heart (organ)

   Synonym: yōllōtl

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 2:

     olotl. el corazon, o espiga desgranada dela mazorca de mayz.
     (olotl. the heart, or a shelled corncob.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. A shelled corncob.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 2:

     olotl. el corazon, o espiga desgranada dela mazorca de mayz.
     (olotl. the heart, or a shelled corncob.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• ōlōxōchitl
• texōlōtl

Descendants

• → Spanish: olote

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 178

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl ōlōtl

Noun

olotl

1. corncob.

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

Cf. Classical Nahuatl ōlōtl.

Noun

olotl

1. corncob

See also

• xilot
• elotl
• tlaol

References

• Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎^[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., 2006, page 15