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quilitl
quilitl
Classical Nahuatl
Noun
quilitl
- An edible herb or vegetable.
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 89v. col. 2.
- quilitl. verdura, o yeruas comestibles.
- (chilatl. vegetable, or edible herbs.)
Derived terms
- chīlāquilitl
Descendants
- Spanish: quelite
References
- “chilatl” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.