Xocomecatl
/ʃoːkoˈmekat͡ɬ/noun
An Nahuatl word meaning grape or bunch of grapes, used in historical sources for the fruit.
Did you know?Xocomecatl is an indigenous Nahuatl word, and its survival in colonial records is a reminder that Mesoamerican languages preserved botanical knowledge long before European contact.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Nahuatl
Nah
xocomecatl
“grape; bunch of grapes”
16th Century
Nah
xocomecatl
“recorded in colonial-era Nahuatl texts as a grape or grape cluster”
Modern English
English
xocomecatl
“a borrowed Nahuatl term occasionally encountered in historical or linguistic discussion”
Modern English
English
xocomecatl
“a borrowed Nahuatl term occasionally encountered in historical or linguistic discussion”