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axocotl.
Headword:
axocotl.
Principal English Translation:
a sour or tart drink
IPAspelling:
ɑːʃokotɬ
Attestations from sources in English:
"Lesions caused by rough treatment should be treated with a poultice made from tlazo-teo-zacatl, centzon-xochitl, xiuhtontli, a-xocotl, tlayapaloni, xiuhtontli, moss from some tree, cypress nuts, seeds of the nettle, and the tree ayauh-quahuitl." (sixteenth century, central Mexico)
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
"AXOCOTL, axocote; a de atl, agua; xococ agrio. Bebida refrescante con un sabor ligeramente agrio que se hace poniéndose en una olla de barro, agua, cacahuazintli, cogoyos de guayabo y endulzado con piloncillo y se hierve a fuego...."