"xoxotlaton" meaning in Classical Nahuatl

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Noun

IPA: [ʃo.ʃoːˈt͡ɬa.toːn] Forms: xoxōtlatōn [canonical], xoxotlato [alternative]
Etymology: From xoxōtla (“firefly”) + -tōn. Etymology templates: {{suffix|nci|xoxōtla|tōn|t1=firefly}} xoxōtla (“firefly”) + -tōn Head templates: {{head|nci|nouns|animate||||||cat2=|f1accel-form=p|f2accel-form=p|head=xoxōtlatōn}} xoxōtlatōn (animate), {{nci-noun|a|xoxōtlatōn}} xoxōtlatōn (animate)
  1. diminutive of xoxōtla; a small firefly Tags: animate, diminutive, form-of Form of: xoxōtla (extra: a small firefly) Categories (topical): Light sources Categories (lifeform): Insects Synonyms: copitl, icpitl
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          "ref": "1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 78v. col. 2:",
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