Classical Nahuatl

Proper noun

Xōchimīlco

1. One of the sixteen boroughs (delegaciones) of the Mexican Federal District.

References

• Michel Launey; Christopher Mackay (2011) An Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Amazon Kindle: Cambridge University Press, pages Loc 1643

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl xōchimīlli ‎(“flower field”), from xōchitl ‎(“flower”) + mīlli ‎(“cultivated field”), + the locative suffix -co.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /so.tʃi.ˈmil.ko/, /ʃo.tʃi.ˈmil.ko/

Proper noun

Xochimilco m

1. One of the sixteen boroughs (delegaciones) of the Mexican Federal District.

Related terms

• Xóchitl

See also

• Xochimilco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia