cuachihchil

== Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === quachichil (obsolete spelling) === Etymology === An apocopic form of cuāitl (“head”) +‎ chihchīlihui (“to redden”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [kʷaːˈt͡ʃiʔ.t͡ʃiːɬ] === Noun === cuāchihchīl (animate) house finch Idem, f. 84r. col. 1. Quachichil. pardal, o gorrion. Quachichil. a sparrow or house sparrow. ==== Synonyms ==== molotl === References === Alonso de Molina (1571), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 92v, 84r Rémi Siméon (1885), Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 396