Etymology

xoloitzcuintli

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Today it means: A breed of dog, the Mexican Hairless. Full definition →

Classical Nahuatl xoloitzcuintli
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The story

  1. Classical Nahuatl · derived fromxoloitzcuintli
  2. English todayXoloitzcuintli

Through Spanish from Classical Nahuatl xoloitzcuintli (literally “dog of Xolotl”).

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