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cocoliztli

cocoliztli noun: an epidemic illness that spread through Mexico in the 16th century.

Noun

cocoliztli (uncountable)

  1. An epidemic illness that spread through Mexico in the 16th century.

Origin of cocoliztli

From Classical Nahuatl cocoliztli (“disease, illness”).

Questions about cocoliztli

What does cocoliztli mean?
Cocoliztli means an epidemic illness that spread through Mexico in the 16th century.
What part of speech is cocoliztli?
Cocoliztli is a noun.

Words near cocoliztli in the dictionary

  1. cocodette
  2. cocodettes
  3. cocoercive
  4. cocoes
  5. cocoliche
  6. cocoliztli
  7. cocolonization
  8. cocoloring
  9. cocolorings
  10. cocolouring
  11. cocolourings

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