Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• quahuitl, quauitl (obsolete spellings)

Noun

cuahuitl ‎(inanimate, plural cuahuitl)

1. (it is) a shrub; tree or other woody plant.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 22v.

     Arbol generalmente. quauitl.

2. (it is) wood.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 160r.

     Madera. quauitl.

     Madero. quauitl.

Derived terms

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 219.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 58.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 230.