Huitlacoche or Cuitlacoche

[John F. Schwaller]

At 05:38 PM 10/13/00 +0000, you wrote:
>Could any of you scholars enlighten me on the proper spelling of this
>word, and more importantly, what its etymology is?



The Karttunen Dictionary has:
cuitlacoch-in : an ear of maize infected with a fungus that turns the
kernels dark gray and deforms them, edible and considered a delicacy, from
cuitl(a)-tl - excrement [ and coch(i) - to sleep?]


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