a type of wasp, hornet that builds a large nest (see Karttunen)
Orthographic Variants:
cuauhxāyacatl
IPAspelling:
kwɑwʃɑːyɑkɑtɬ
Frances Karttunen:
CUAUHXĀYAC(A)-TL pl: -MEH a type of wasp, hornet that builds a large nest / avispa de campo (en los árboles), mascarón (panal grande) (T) (I)Tp.120]. See CUAHU(I)TL, XĀYAC(A)-TL. Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 65.