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xochizuatl.

Headword: 
xochizuatl.
Principal English Translation: 

a flower petal, a rose petal (see Molina's two entries); another orthographic variant would seem to be xochicihuatl, given that Sahagún recognized a female divinity with the name Xochicihuatl, and the indigenous community of Nealtican, Puebla, crowns a queen of sorts who bears this title. Karttunen (Analytical Dictionary, p. 348) also discusses zohuatl as an alternative for cihuatl.
Tramoya: Cuaderno de Teatro, nos. 34–37 (1993), Universidad Veracruzana.

Orthographic Variants: 
xuchizuatl
Alonso de Molina: 

xuchizuatl. hoja de flor, o rosa.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 162r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

xochizuatl. hoja de rosa.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 160r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Flowers
Plants, Trees, Flora
Religion (Indigenous)
Women, Men, Gender