centzontlahtoleh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• centzontleh

Etymology

From centzontli (“four hundred, a count of four hundred”) +‎ tlahtōlli (“language, word, statement”) +‎ -eh (“possessor of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sent͡sonˈt͡ɬaʔtoːleʔ/

Noun

centzontlahtōleh

1. mockingbird

Descendants

• Spanish: cenzontle

References

• “ccentzontlatole” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.