Ayohhuachtli, Nahuatl Digest, Vol 302, Issue 1

[Fernando Moreira]

Tom,

This is a very interesting euphemism. There are some interesting
correlations with other Mexican cultures relating the vulva or vagina to
squash and chayote. If you are not already aware In Popoluca Zoque the
ashes of the vagina of Chichiman (a sorceres) are sown by the hero to
produce calabash and chayote (Chevalier & Buckles 1995:288), I believe it
was first reported by Lopez Austin. According to Guiteras Holmes (1961),
Cabinala was taken to the woods to urinate, the first time she urinated
squash sprouted, the second time it was chayote. In Tzutujil there is a
story on how the first sun and first moon kill there grandmother in a
sweatbath, were she remains as a guisquil (chayote). According to Simeon
(taken from Chevalier, as I havent seen another reference) uterus used to
be called tepilquaxicalli, xicalli being a calabash in Pajapan "xigal" also
stands for vulva. It seems reasonable that squash seeds are also used in
this derogatory manner.

Cheers,

*Fernando A. Moreira, B.A.
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> Listeros,
> Has anyone else found ayohhuachtli(squash
> seed) used to as a grosería to refer to the vulva by Náhuatl speakers? I
> have
> found that term used by speakers in Morelos and Guerrero.
> Thanks,
> Tom Grigsby
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