cuitlacochin

== Central Nahuatl == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [kʷi.t͡ɬaˈko.t͡ʃin] === Noun === cuitlacochin (inanimate) (Milpa Alta) corn smut. == Classical Nahuatl == === Etymology === Uncertain. Perhaps related to cuitlatl (“excrement”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [kʷi.t͡ɬaˈkó.t͡ʃin̥] === Noun === cuitlacochin (animate and inanimate) (inanimate) (it is) an ear of maize infected with corn smut. Idem, f. 27. col. 1. Cuitlacochin . maçorca de mayz degenerada y / diferente delas otras. Cuitlacochin. a degenerate ear of maize that is different from the others. (animate) (it is) a species of songbird, Toxostoma curvirostre; the curve-billed thrasher. ==== Synonyms ==== (songbird): cuitlacochtōtōtl ==== Descendants ==== → Spanish: huitlacoche → English: huitlacoche === References === Alonso de Molina (1571), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 80, 27