pochotl

See also: pochōtl and pōchōtl

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl pochotl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poːtʃoːtɬ/

Noun

pochotl

1. Kapok tree, silk-cotton tree.

• Ceiba pentandra.

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl pochotl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poːtʃoːtɬ/

Noun

pochotl

1. (Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): Kapok tree, ceiba.

• Ceiba pentandra.

References

• Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• pochōtl, pōchōtl (obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poːt͡ʃoːt͡ɬ/

Noun

pōchōtl

1. silk-cotton tree, ceiba.

• Ceiba pentandra.

1. • 1645, Horacio Carochi, Arte de la lengua mexicana con la declaración de los adverbios della, f. 121r:

     mā ihuicpatzinco tihuiān intlàtòcācihuāpilli, in màyuhqui pochōtl, āhuēhuētl, ma itlantzinco titocehuālhuīcān
     vamonos à Nueſtra Señora; es à manera de arbol grande, y ſabino, pongamonos à ſu ſombra.

     Let us go to our Lady, she is like a great tree and cypress, let us put ourselves in her shade.

Derived terms

Terms derived from pochotl

• pochocuauhtitech
• pochotitlan
• pochotl ahuehuetl

Proper nouns derived from pochotl

• Pochotitlan
• Pochotlah

Descendants

• Central Nahuatl: pochotl
• → Spanish: pochote

References

• Carochi, Horacio (2001) James Lockhart, transl., Grammar of the Mexican Language, with an Explanation of its Adverbs (1645), Stanford: Stanford University Press, pages 444–445
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 200

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl pochotl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poːtʃoːtɬ/

Noun

pochotl

1. Kapok tree, silk-cotton tree.

• Ceiba pentandra.

References

• Sullivan, John; Olko, Justyna (2016); Tlahtolxitlauhcayotl, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Editorial Artes Liberales, Revitalizing Endangered Languages, IDIEZ, University of Warsow, Poland.

Guerrero Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl pochotl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poːtʃoːtɬ/

Noun

pochotl

1. Kapok tree, silk-cotton tree.

• Ceiba pentandra.

Orizaba Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl pochotl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poːtʃoːtɬ/

Noun

pochotl

1. Kapok tree, silk-cotton tree.

• Ceiba pentandra.

Temascaltepec Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl pochotl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poːtʃoːtɬ/

Noun

pochotl

1. Kapok tree, silk-cotton tree.

• Ceiba pentandra.

Tlamacazapa Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl pochotl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poːtʃoːtɬ/

Noun

pochotl

1. Kapok tree, silk-cotton tree.

• Ceiba pentandra.

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl pochotl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poːtʃoːtɬ/

Noun

pochotl

1. Kapok tree, silk-cotton tree.

• Ceiba pentandra.