nabox
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Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish nabos, plural of nabo, from Latin nāpus. Compare hīcox (“fig”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nābox (inanimate, plural nābox)
- (it is) a turnip.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 178v:
- N Aboluengo y delgado. mimilt icnabox. / Nabo redondo. ololtic nabox.
- A long and thin turnip. mimilticnabox. / A round turnip. ololtic nabox.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa