chichimeca (false etymology/mnemonic/rude joke)

[ANTHONY APPLEYARD]

--- Pablo Garcia <pgarcia at indiana.edu> wrote:
> ... So, perhaps, Chichimeca, does relate to the dog lineage --the 
> line of Xolotl-- but not necessarily in disparaging terms. ...

If a dog is thought of guarding the household against wolves etc, the
people may well be thankful of it. Compare the old Irish hero
Cuchullain, whose name means "the hound of Cullan" 9see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuchullain ).

Citlalyani.

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