Xochitl
/ˈʃotʃit͡ɬ/noun
A Nahuatl word meaning “flower.”
Did you know?In Nahuatl poetry, flowers were not just plants but symbols of truth, beauty, and sacred speech, so “xochitl” sits at the center of a whole mystical worldview.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Nahuatl
Nah
xōchitl
“flower”
Modern English
English
xochitl
“a borrowed Nahuatl word used as a personal name or reference to the flower”
Modern English
English
xochitl
“used in English contexts as a transliterated Nahuatl term”
Modern English
English
xochitl
“a proper noun and loanword from Nahuatl”
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