dzita

Teposcolula Mixtec

Etymology

Cognate with Alcozauca Mixtec xi̱tá, Chayuco Mixtec xita, San Juan Colorado Mixtec ìxtà, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec staā, Yosondúa Mixtec staa.

Noun

dzita

1. tortilla
   • 1593, Antonio de los Reyes, Arte en lengua mixteca (overall work in Spanish), Alençon: Typographie E. Renaut-De Broise, published 1889, page 2:

     qndu cundi dzita, yre a buscar pan

     I will go to get bread^{[sic – meaning tortillas]}

Derived terms

• ñuudzita

References

• Reyes, Antonio de los (1593) Arte en lengua mixteca (in Spanish), Alençon: Typographie E. Renaut-De Broise, published 1889, page 1