Itzcuintle
/ˌɪtskwiːnˈtliː/noun
A dog, especially the hairless Mexican dog more commonly called the Xoloitzcuintli.
Did you know?In Aztec and other Nahua traditions, dogs could accompany the dead on their journey to the afterlife, while the god Xolotl was associated with the canine form and the underworld.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Columbian period
Classical Nahuatl
itzcuintli
“Dog”
16th Century
Spanish
itzcuintli / itzcuintle
“A dog; a word recorded by Spanish chroniclers in Mexico”
19th Century
English
itzcuintle
“A Mexican dog, particularly the hairless variety”
Modern English
English
itzcuintle
“A Mexican dog, especially the Xoloitzcuintli”