ilamatototl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ilama (“old woman”) +‎ tōtōtl (“bird”), for its nondescript appearance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ilamaˈtoːtoːt͡ɬ/

Noun

ilamatōtōtl (animate)

1. A canyon towhee (Melozone fusca), a solitary bird of inland Mexico and nearby US states
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 37r. col. 2:

     Ilama tototl.aue ſolitaria.

     Ilama tototl.a [species of] solitary bird.

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 37