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copalxocotl

copalxocotl noun: a plant used as soap in Aztec culture, probably Cyrtocarpa procera.

Noun

copalxocotl (uncountable)

  1. A plant used as soap in Aztec culture, probably Cyrtocarpa procera.
    • He filled a bowl with water and crumbled into it some copal-xocotl, the dried root of the soap tree.2011, Harry Harrison, Captive Universe, →ISBN
    • […] she mused […] sitting back and setting the copalxocotl on her skirt. She didn’t even seem to notice the water as it began soaking down toward her legs.2014, Emily Vance, Captive, →ISBN, page 205

Origin of copalxocotl

Borrowed from Nahuatl copalxocotl.

Questions about copalxocotl

What does copalxocotl mean?
Copalxocotl means a plant used as soap in Aztec culture, probably Cyrtocarpa procera.
What part of speech is copalxocotl?
Copalxocotl is a noun.

Words near copalxocotl in the dictionary

  1. copalites
  2. copalm
  3. copalms
  4. Copalnic-Mănăștur
  5. copals
  6. copalxocotl
  7. copan
  8. Copanaguastla
  9. copanelist
  10. copanelists
  11. copanellist

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