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Where does “xoloitzcuintli” come from?

xoloitzcuintli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl xōlōtl — page, servant; slippery or wrinkled one, servant,...

xoloitzcuintli (Classical Nahuatl): The Mexican hairless; a landrace dog with both...

Definitions

  1. The Mexican hairless; a landrace dog with both...

Ancestry of “xoloitzcuintli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlxōlōtlpage, servant; slippery or wrinkled one, servant,...

Words derived from “xoloitzcuintli”

  • Xoloitzcuintli
  • xoloitzcuintle
  • xolo
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