Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• iqualoca (obsolete spelling)

Noun

īcualōca ‎(inanimate)

1. third-person singular possessive singular of cualōcāyōtl; (it is) its eating away, effacing; eclipse.

   īcualōca in tōnatiuh

   An eating way of the sun; a solar eclipse

   mētztli īcualōca

   An eating away of the moon; a lunar eclipse