xitomatl

Central Nahuatl

Xitomatl, “tomato”.

Alternative forms

• (Cholula): xihtomatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl xitomatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiː.ˈto.matɬ/

Noun

xitomatl

1. tomato

References

• Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Amecameca variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiː.ˈto.mat͡ɬ/, /ʃiː.ˈtó.matɬ/

Noun

xītomatl

1. tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
   • c. 1609, Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 24v

     Auh ca nohuian quihualtocatiaque yn tlalli. auh yn quihualquitiaque. yn intech monequia. nacatl yn tonacayotl. yhuã yn etl. huauhtli. chian yhuan chilli. xitomatl.

     And everywhere they sowed seeds in the soil, and they ate what they needed: meat and the products of the land [like] corn, beans, amaranth, chia, chilis, and tomatoes.

Related terms

• tomatl

Descendants

• Central Nahuatl: xihtomatl
  • Spanish: jitomate

References

• Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages 76–77
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 326

Guerrero Nahuatl

Noun

xitomatl

1. tomato

Morelos Nahuatl

Noun

xitomatl

1. tomato

Sierra Negra Nahuatl

Noun

xitomatl

1. tomato, red tomato.