confites chihua

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

confites chiua (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From confites (“candy, sweetmeat”) +‎ chīhua (“to make”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kom.piː.tiʃˈt͡ʃiː.wa]

Noun

confites chīhua (preterite oconfites chīuh)

to make candy
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 29r. col. 1:
  Confites hazer. niconfites chiua. ni, necuizquichi - / ua.
  To make candy. niconfites chiua. ni, necuizquichiua.
- Idem, f. 24v. col. 1.
  Confites chiua. ni. hazer confites. Preterito. oni- / confites chiuh.
  Confites chiua. ni. to make candy. Preterite: oniconfites chiuh.

Synonyms

necuizquichīhua

Derived terms

confites chīuhqui

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 29r, 24v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 125

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