Xoloitzcuintli
See also: xoloitzcuintli
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editThrough Spanish from Classical Nahuatl xoloitzcuintli (literally “dog of Xolotl”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editXoloitzcuintli (plural Xoloitzcuintli)
- A breed of dog, the Mexican Hairless.
- 1991, Guillermo García Oropeza, Perros en las tumbas de Colima:
- Whoever has petted a hairless dog will verify that these wrinkles are produced by a lack of hair, especially among the pups of the xoloitzcuintli.
- 2005, Eduardo Kac, Telepresence and bio art: networking humans, rabbits, and robots:
- The Mexican xoloitzcuintli (or xolo) is a likely GFP K-9 breed (fig. 77).
- 2005, Kent V Flannery, Joyce Marcus, Excavations at San José Mogote 1: the household archaeology:
- Owing to its hairless condition, the xoloitzcuintli visibly perspires...
Synonyms
editTranslations
editbreed of dog — see Mexican hairless