Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The indigenous Mexican dog.
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a slave or servant, and itzcuintli, a dog; and we find the word
The Naturalist in Nicaragua Thomas Belt 1855
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Quiche _tzi_ and Mexican _itzcuintli_ are the older terms. [
sionnach commented on the word itzcuintli
There's something about these Nahuatl words that moves me to commit doggerel (no pun intended). For instance:
Three Nahuatl tonguetwisters
Popocatepetl:
Sure, it's a volcano.
But it's also a word that'll test your mettle.
Itzcuintli:
Sacred dog of the Aztecs, beloved by Frida Kahlo,
ugly as a Sharpei but not quite as crinkly.
Quetzalcoatl:
Not just a plumed serpent god beloved by D.H. Lawrence among others,
but also a word that's hard to say, in fact if it doesn't make you stammer and stutter,
I dunno what'll.
Frida with Itzcuintli
June 9, 2008
rolig commented on the word itzcuintli
echoes of Ogden Nash! Nice, sionnach!
June 9, 2008