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Where does “Xoloitzcuintle” come from?

Xoloitzcuintle (English) comes from Nahuatl xōlōitzcuintli, from Nahuatl Xolotl — Aztec god.

Xoloitzcuintle (English): Mexican hairless dog

Definitions

  1. Mexican hairless dog

Ancestry of “Xoloitzcuintle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nahuatlxōlōitzcuintli—
2NahuatlXolotlAztec god
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