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Gender Flashcards

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oarsman or cabin boy {CN}

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acallanelo

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for the woman’s hair to circle her head and be orderly {CN}

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aixtlahua

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a man of low energy and inconstant; idem. (Amo yollo chicauac: hombre de poco animo e inconstante.) {CN}

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amo yollo tlapaltic

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a bestial man {CN}

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atlacaneci

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a disconcerted, dissolute, and vicious man {CN}

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atlacanemi

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the proper female coiffure in the Valley of Mexico

[Fuente: Justyna Olko, Turquoise Diadems and Staffs of Office: Elite Costume and Insignia of Power in Aztec and Early Colonial Mexico (Warsaw: Polish Society for Latin American Studies and Centre for Studies on the Classical Tradition, University of Warsaw, 2005), 107.] {CN}

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axtlacuilli

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for a woman to twist her hair around her head, arranging it {CN}

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axtlahua

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a female cacique, or indigenous elite

(a loanword from Spanish that came originally from the Caribbean, from Tai­no) {CN}

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cacica

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women {CN}

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cihua

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a dishonest and shameful woman (see Molina) {CN}

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cihua cuecuech

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to frequently give oneself to women (see Molina) {CN}

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cihua cuecuenoti

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a fan of women, not in a bad way (see Molina) {CN}

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cihua impac

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to accompany one’s girlfriend, fiance, or bride (see Molina) {CN}

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cihuamoncahua

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14
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a delicate man {CN}

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cihuanacayo

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(in the) women’s quarters (Lockhart); also, a person’s name (attested male)

[Fuente: James Lockhart, Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts (Stanford: Stanford University Press and UCLA Latin American Studies, 2001), 215.] {CN}

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cihuapan

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16
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a sow, a female pig (see Karttunen) {CN}

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cihuapitzotl

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17
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a type of noblewoman

[Fuente: Fr. Bernardino de Sahagiºn, Florentine Codex: General History of the Things of New Spain; Book 10 – The People, No. 14, Part 11, eds. and transl. Arthur J. O. Anderson and Charles E. Dibble (Santa Fe and Salt Lake City: School of American Research and the University of Utah, 1961), 45.] {CN}

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cihuatecuhtli

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a female priest, or a nun (see attestations) {CN}

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cihuateopixqui

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“mistresses of women”; female leaders

[Fuente: Susan Kellogg, Law and the Transformation of Aztec Culture, 1500-1700, (Norman and London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995), 223.] {CN}

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cihuatetiachcauh

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women’s talk (see Sahagiºn) {CN}

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cihuatlahtolli

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a robust woman

[Fuente: Fr. Bernardino de Sahagiºn, Florentine Codex: General History of the Things of New Spain; Book 10 – The People, No. 14, Part 11, eds. and transl. Arthur J. O. Anderson and Charles E. Dibble (Santa Fe and Salt Lake City: School of American Research and the University of Utah, 1961), 51.] {CN}

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cihuatlapalihui

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22
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the stomach or belly of a woman; the uterus? (see Molina) {CN}

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cihuaytetl

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23
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the stomach or belly of a woman; the uterus? (see Molina) {CN}

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cihuaytitl

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24
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a man who likes women (see Molina) {CN}

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cihuayuinti

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25
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a man with a wide head (see Molina) {CN}

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cuapatlach

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26
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a mature woman

[Fuente: Fr. Bernardino de Sahagiºn, Florentine Codex: General History of the Things of New Spain; Book 10 – The People, No. 14, Part II, eds. and transl. Arthur J. O. Anderson and Charles E. Dibble (Santa Fe and Salt Lake City: School of American Research and the University of Utah, 1961), 51.] {CN}

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cuauhcihuatl

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27
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an abbreviation for Diego, the name

(a loanword from Spanish) {CN}

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di

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28
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Spanish woman or girl
(a loanword from Spanish)

[Fuente: James Lockhart, Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts (Stanford: Stanford University Press and UCLA Latin American Studies, 2001), 217.] {CN}

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espai±ola

29
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mock reverential form, man in senility

[Fuente: James Lockhart, Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts (Stanford: Stanford University Press and UCLA Latin American Studies, 2001), 218.] {CN}

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huehuentzin

30
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to become an old man, sometimes to grow old more generally

[Fuente: James Lockhart, Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts (Stanford: Stanford University Press and UCLA Latin American Studies, 2001), 218.] {CN}

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huehueti

31
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old woman (see also ilamatl) {CN}

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ilama

32
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to become an old woman (see Molina) {CN}

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ilamati

33
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a robust man (see Molina) {CN}

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ipanocan huei ininacayo

34
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“white-woman” mountain, a volcano near the Valley of Mexico (see attestations)

[Fuente: Fernando Horcasitas, “La narrativa oral ni¡huatl (1920–1975), “ Estudios de Cultura Ni¡huatl 13 (1978), 177–209, see 186.] {CN}

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Iztaccihuatl

35
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a big liar; something women say {CN}

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iztlacapapul

36
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a big lie, falsehood; a word only used by women {CN}

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iztlacapaxoch

37
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crazy woman
(a loanword from Spanish)

[Fuente: James Lockhart, Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts (Stanford: Stanford University Press and UCLA Latin American Studies, 2001), 223.] {CN}

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loca

38
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a male animal, such as a mule (noun); or, masculine (adjective)
(a loanword from Spanish) {CN}

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macho

39
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someone playful (see Karttunen); a player {CN}

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mahuiltiani

40
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a reverential form of the woman’s name, Marina; also a reverential form for Mary {CN}

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Malintzin

41
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Maize tassel flower, a name for girls (Central Mexico, sixteenth century)

[Fuente: Fray Bernardino de Sahagiºn, Primeros Memoriales, ed. Thelma D. Sullivan (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997), 255.] {CN}

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miyaoaxoch

42
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female cat (see Karttunen) {CN}

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mizilama

43
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to place oneself as a man; to take the squatting position of a man

[Fuente: Fr. Bernardino de Sahagiºn, Florentine Codex: General History of the Things of New Spain; Book 6 – Rhetoric and Moral Philosophy, No. 14, Part 7, eds. and transl. Arthur J. O. Anderson and Charles E. Dibble (Santa Fe and Salt Lake City: School of American Research and the University of Utah, 1961), 45.] {CN}

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moquichtlalia

44
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a Moorish woman; or, in Mexico, a woman of mixed heritage, partly African
(a loanword from Spanish) {CN}

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morisca

45
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a woman of mixed European and African heritage

(a loanword from Spanish) {CN}

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mulata

46
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the standard hairdo for Nahua women {CN}

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neaxtlahualli

47
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a woman’s time of the month, menstruation (see Molina) {CN}

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nemetzhuilizpan

48
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a dishonest woman, seen everywhere (?) (see Molina) {CN}

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nohuiampa tlachixtinemi

49
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a male such as I am; or, my companion (male) {CN}

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noquichpo

50
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Turbina Corymbosa, a plant whose seeds are like those of the Morning Glory; from these seeds, Nahua women produced an alcoholic or narcotic beverage (see attestations); the seeds contain a narcotic that have a similar effect as peyote (see Alva)

[Fuente: Bartolome de Alva, A Guide to Confession Large and Small in the Mexican Language, 1634, eds. Barry D. Sell and John Frederick Schwaller, with Lu Ann Homza (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1999), 9.] {CN}

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ololiuhqui

51
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a bull, male cattle (see Molina) {CN}

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oquich cuacuahue

52
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man’s gear, the typical personal possessions of a man

[Fuente: James Lockhart, Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts (Stanford: Stanford University Press and UCLA Latin American Studies, 2001), 228.] {CN}

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oquichtlatquitl

53
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little boy (See Karttunen) {CN}

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pilalacconetl

54
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boy (See Karttunen) {CN}

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pilalactli

55
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boys (see Molina) {CN}

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pipilpipil

56
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boys or little boys (see Molina) {CN}

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pipiltzitzinti

57
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an abbreviation for the name Pedro (Pablo is usually spelled out)
(a loanword from Spanish) {CN}

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po

58
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a satirical man, an obstreperous person when he speaks (see Molina) {CN}

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tecococa tlatoani

59
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house of youths, an institution of education for young men (see Karttunen) {CN}

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telpochcalli

60
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one’s mother, someone’s mother (see Molina); also, a person’s name (attested as male); and the name of a mountain near Coyoacan {CN}

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tenan

61
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a diabolical woman (see Molina) {CN}

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tlacatecolo cihuatl

62
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to give birth (see Karttunen) {CN}

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tlayolitia

63
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black women, African women in Mexico (see attestations)

[Fuente: see Annals of His Time: Don Domingo de San Anton Mui±on Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, James Lockhart, Susan Schroeder, and Doris Namala, eds. and transl. (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2006), 220–221.[Fuente: {CN}

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tliltique cihua

64
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long loose hair, used by an unmarried woman

[Fuente: Justyna Olko, Turquoise Diadems and Staffs of Office: Elite Costume and Insignia of Power in Aztec and Early Colonial Mexico (Warsaw: Polish Society for Latin American Studies and Centre for Studies on the Classical Tradition, University of Warsaw, 2005), 108.] {CN}

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tzonqueme

65
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to paint oneself; to shave (in the way indigenous women shaved in ancient times); or, for fruit to ripen (take on a color) (see Molina) {CN}

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xahua

66
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Calliandra, a name for girls (Central Mexico, sixteenth century)

[Fuente: Fray Bernardino de Sahagiºn, Primeros Memoriales, ed. Thelma D. Sullivan (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997), 255.] {CN}

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xiloxoch

67
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flower gatherer; also a name for a girl

[Fuente: Fray Bernardino de Sahagiºn, Primeros Memoriales, ed. Thelma D. Sullivan (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997), 254.] {CN}

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xochipepe

68
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a man with long feet (see Molina) {CN}

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xocpaluehueyac

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